Performance tours are a great way to help young musicians develop as it challenges their musical skills, makes them interact with unfamiliar surroundings while also letting them see how much their practice and training has paid off, both in the actual performance and because their musical practice has allowed them to travel to a new destination as part of the tour itself. The following are the ways a performance tour can help young musicians become better at their craft. 

Creates a Drive to Excel

School music tours or tours that are part of educational music programs offer many students and young musicians an opportunity that they may only get from a musical education program. Travelling with a performance tour can be one of the only ways certain students can leave their homes and experience new and exciting places they may never get the chance to otherwise, as well as enjoy a level of freedom and independence that can help them develop into greater musicians. 

With the promise of travel and the general experience of school music tours, the student will want to excel and perfect their musical craft, so they can keep having new experiences on different tours and dedicate themselves to this lifestyle once they leave school or complete their education program. 

Tests Musical Skills

Young musicians should have been practising well in advance for any actual performances they may be booked for during a tour, however when it comes to actually playing a venue, the experience could be completely different than what they are used to. Many ‘training wheels’ that a young performer may have gotten used to will not be with them on stage, as they are in front of a live audience that is fully focused on their playing. 

This gives young musicians a chance to honestly test their musical abilities in a fair and unbiased way, as their performances will have to adapt to the new environment, the many different performance stages and, when possible, to new musical techniques as well.

Creates Learning Opportunities

Performance tours may see young musicians interacting with new forms of music, new teachers and directors and other students from different tours or local programs. Students will be learning and studying fascinating forms of music, as well as working with local teachers and mentors to learn new and exciting music techniques. 

Venues such as the Chicago Symphony Theater or the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles are built for concerts and have acoustics and aesthetics that are well crafted, beautiful and gigantic, each hall having been designed for professional performers usage, letting students experience the next level of their musical career and learn what the future of their career has in store for them in a vivid and real way. 

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Develop Teamwork

During performance tours, musicians will be working with each other not only to make performances and concerts the highest quality they can be, but they will also need to spend personal time together and work as a team in order to make the tour run as smoothly as possible. 

The benefits of teamwork development aren’t just for young musicians either. Directors, teachers and conductors will also be spending time with their tour group and developing bonds with each other in and out of performances, as well as directly seeing their students perform in a way that may reveal more about their strengths and weaknesses as musicians. 

Experience New Cultures

Travelling to musically rich destinations allows students to experience completely different cultures and how those cultures’ stories and histories have influenced their music. Going on a performance tour can be very inspiring, as students and young musicians interact with cultural landmarks like Carnegie Hall and learn the history that was developed on its stage, or hear about Benny Goodman’s performance of ‘Sing Sing Sing with a Swing’ in 1938. 

Young musicians may also meet local musicians of a similar skill level to them, and can make lifelong friendships across the world, all while learning about cultural and musical differences to inspire them to study and develop into better artists. 

Inspires Confidence

Succeeding or even simply seeing a good reaction in person from an audience during a public performance can help a young musician gauge their current skill level and inspire confidence and courage in their performances.

Young musicians may also find they are becoming more confident simply from daily life during performance tours, as they will be completely responsible for themselves in a way that they may not have experienced before, at home with parents and guardians.

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School music tours offer students incredible moments that they can remember for years to come, plus a unique opportunity for students to develop in a safe location away from what they may be familiar with, and directly see where future dedication to their craft may take them after they have graduated and are ready for the next phase of their life. From developing as individuals to broadening their horizons and interests, the following are 5 vital benefits that school music tours offer students.

Create Better Musicians

A vital benefit of school music tours is becoming a better musician, because students engage with dozens of different styles of music on these tours, sharpening their skills in addition to learning and studying styles of music they may be less familiar with. 

A school tour to destinations like Tokyo or Paris will see students interacting and learning from some of the best musicians in the world, and performing in public spaces for hundreds of people passing by. Receiving direct feedback from the local audience creates a deeper level of interaction with the people of the culture, and will help students gauge their current musical level in a way that is easier to notice than a teacher’s grading or judgements. Students will see a tangible example of why they should be academically dedicated and how hard work pays off. 

Experience Other Cultures

Experiencing other cultures is a great benefit of school music tours because it helps a student to empathise with and truly participate in other cultures’ music, lifestyles and lived experiences. 

A cultures’ music is very often formed by that society’s story, the people’s unique backgrounds, trials, conflicts, values and pastimes, and simply hearing it is often not enough to truly understand it.

It can be difficult for students to truly understand the historical and social value of other cultures just by reading about them or being told in a lecture. There is a strong difference between hearing about Old Havana and the Spanish treasure galleons that once launched from its port and touching the 500-year-old walls in person during a school music tour in Cuba. By going on school music tours in locations like China or Japan, students expand their range of interest, learn new hobbies, and become more knowledgeable. 

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Students Gain Confidence and Development

School Music Tours are out of many students’ comfort zones, as it could be their first time travelling without their parents, family or other guardians, and they may need to be more aware and more responsible for themselves than they are used to, causing students to learn independence, communication and planning in an environment that is safe and overseen by the relevant authorities. 

The following are ways in which students develop and grow when they experience a school music tour:

1. Self-reliance and independence:

On a school music tour, students may be left to their own devices or otherwise be responsible for themselves at certain times. Students will also be asked to ensure they are ready in time on their own accord and that they are taking care of their instruments as well as eating and drinking when they need to. 

During these moments, students must learn to trust and depend on themselves to not only look after their own livelihood, but also to plan and prepare for what they would like to do during their School Music Tour. 

2. Planning and navigation skills:

To get the most out of any school music tour, students will have to learn and develop skills that will be vital for them later in life, such as planning a trip, where they want to spend their free time and when in the day they can make it there. 

By learning planning and navigation in an environment where someone of authority is still mindful of their presence, students can safely grow these skills in an environment that is more forgiving than what may be required outside of school sponsored events. 

3. Confidence:

As students’ skills grow, they realise the extent of their personal capabilities and will grow more confident knowing that they can handle the challenges of travel and planning. 

As they may not have the usual oversight of an authority figure like a parent or guardian, students will know that any successes, plans that went well or experiences that they’ve enjoyed were crafted without anyone else’s help, greatly increasing the students confidence and self esteem. 

4. Strong work ethic: 

Students will consistently be practising and preparing for concerts before a tour may even start.

By the time the music tour has finally started, the entire group on the tour will likely have put in hours of hard work that will then be rewarded on the tour, and encourage students to keep improving and working hard through the rest of their studies. 

Increase Motivation and Gain New Opportunities

A benefit of school music tours is that some students gain an opportunity to visit distant countries that they may never get the chance to see otherwise, increasing general student excitement, motivation and playing ability. School Music Tours are a unique and beautiful moment for any student, where they are rewarded for their hard work and dedication to their studies in a way that is immediate, fun and gives them life-long memories of new and interesting experiences. 

An increase in motivation is caused by a good school music tour because a student who enjoyed a previous tour or wants to look for a profession where they can travel more when they graduate will now have an example of what life could be like in the career they have chosen, or generally give students a clear and achievable goal (travelling around the world) to work towards for any point in their life. 

Develop Teamwork

Teamwork is a vital part of any concert or performance, and on a school’s music tour, that performance will also be judged by the local community, encouraging students to work together and uplift each other so that they can put on the best possible show they can. 

Students will also need to develop teamwork during a tour in order to keep the entire experience running as smoothly as possible, as well as being aware of each other and looking out for their fellow pupils. The tour group will develop teamwork as they both perform in a new and exciting environment, as well as becoming closer and more aware of each other during the journey. 

World Projects South Pacific specialises in unique music tours to incredible destinations around the world. We customise every tour to your requirements, with tours incorporating full-time tour managers, performance opportunities, sightseeing activities and workshops with talented clinicians.

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