On the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a new rule requiring airline lavatories to be more accessible. This rulemaking, authorized by the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), would require...

Traveling with students always offers challenges, but the better they know what’s expected of them, the less you’ll have to deal with on the road. When you’re traveling, your entire tour group represents your school or musical program, possibly even your country if...

Over 15 years at Chapman High School in South Carolina, Kevin Horton has built the band program into a family of sorts, through the power of performances, student travel, and fundraising. This high school marching band travels whenever they can with Super Holiday,...

Packing is just one important cog in the machine of travel—do it carelessly, and you might be throwing a wrench in the works. Let’s say a student didn’t pack anything for rain and a downpour arrives; now someone needs to go out of their way to procure an umbrella or...

Formed just eight years ago under the direction of Aimee Knight, the Foothill Christian Legacy Youth Orchestra has already been to Carnegie Hall twice. The most recent visit was just a few months ago, at the 2023 New York Invitational Music Festival, with the help of...

Recently, Super Holiday Tours took a North Carolina group to California, traveling from toe to tip across the Golden State. Across eight days of travel, the Union Academy Charter School’s wind ensemble experienced as much as they could in California, including theme...

Traveling to a big city is an exciting and unique opportunity, but of course, it comes with its own challenges. Issues like theft, health and keeping track of each other are made more difficult by large crowds and public transport, so it takes a bit of extra...

Band, chorus, orchestra—Simpson Middle School does it all. Despite being three separate classes and performing ensembles, the Simpson Music Department is one big family, and they collaborate whenever possible. Recently, that collaboration took the form of a group trip...

In 2023, festivals and venues are back in full-force, ready for student groups to come perform in parades, on stages and anywhere else they can. Whether you have a choir, marching band or youth symphony, this is the year to push your students to be their best and put...