The Four Year Travel Plan

Each band, choir, and orchestra program that travels together as an ensemble realizes a recruitment and retention advantage. With an extensive array of performance options accessible around the globe or close by, a director can choose the perfect blend of enriching and entertaining opportunities on an annual basis. Considering the unique financial features of each community and the travel needs of each program, a Director’s Choice Four Year Travel Plan is a conscientious element of any healthy music core curriculum.

Although a group tour to a remote and fresh destination is exciting, it is important to be mindful of the potential elevated costs of such an activity. Consider a destination preceding and/ or following such an endeavor that is value packed at a lesser price point. By increasing what is included in the tour to a nearer destination, the recruitment and retention needs of a music program are sustained. The economic position of each community can be dissimilar; as a result the characteristics of each Director’s Choice Four Year Plan can be unique. Examples for groups originating from states in the South could be as follows:

A common misconception of group leaders is to assume that their ensembles have become weary of a specific destination. The reality is that a student group benefits from the experience of travelling together – they can have an extraordinary time anywhere!

A Director’s Choice Four Year Travel Plan also provides students, parents, directors, and administrators with a helpful instrument for preparation. All of the financial and performance requirements of a music program are determined in advance allowing everyone to be focused on the current obligations.