Top New York City Student Music Travel Performance Tours

​What will you and your students learn at one of the top student music travel performance tours destinations in the USA?

As a school music director, you have the tools to make a great impact on your students.  But with the right ideas and opportunities, you can magnify that impact.

New York City offers the opportunity for you to give and become more for your students.   Because sometimes, travel can actually be the best educational experience for students as they are able to gain a range of personal and academic benefits.​

New York City is such a fast-paced city with so many things to do and see that it can be hard to know where you should spend your time.  No matter what school subject you teach, there is something for everyone at the Big Apple.  However, there is so much to explore that it’s impossible to see it all in just one trip.  

In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the top attractions and the student music travel performance opportunities New York City has to offer. 

Student Music Travel Performance at Carnegie Hall

Achievement feels great – really great!  But nothing surpasses getting your band, choir, orchestra, dance, theater or any other student music performance group take center stage at a location such as Carnegie Hall in New York City.​

Carnegie Hall was constructed in April 1891 and is one of the most distinguished venues in the world.  It is named after Andrew Carnegie, who funded the construction.

There is power in working with other people.  And at Carnegie Hall, staff members help music educators and their student ensembles get a chance to be part and perform in this once-in-a-lifetime venue.

Highlights include workshops and classes by performers who have been part of Carnegie’s stages.  Each workshop is centered around ensemble instruction and helping with classroom techniques.   

Music performance tours at Carnegie Hall are always a hit with student groups visiting New York City.  Getting to know the history, architecture, and sound of the building is an exciting opportunity for students visiting New York City.

During one of the guided music travel performance tours of this venue, your music students will walk the Stern Auditorium, Perelman Stage, Composers Alley, and take a peek at over 400 historic artifacts available at the Rose Museum.​

Performing at Carnegie Hall is one of the greatest accomplishments not only for music teachers but for students as well.  It can be a personal goal you can achieve.

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

When traveling to New York City, there is no better place to perform with your music students than at one of America’s most iconic landmarks, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

Such an experience will be a memorable one for all students.  And right after your performance, your student group gets to enjoy and discover an educational experience at the very same attraction they performed at.

At 305 feet tall from the base to the torch, the Statue of Liberty is among the top things to visit in New York.  Although you can see the statue from Battery Park, you must take a short boat ride to Liberty Island in order to see it up close.

Once you arrive at the island, you can walk around the base.  If you prefer, you can climb 354 stairs (a 22 story building) to go right up to the crown but only if you made advance reservations. 

Your students will be intrigued by the Immigration Museum located on Ellis Island.  At this location, nearly 12 million immigrants were processed for admission into the United States.  

Exhibits at the Immigration Museum show the process as well as the stories of the immigrants’ journey.   

Landmark Churches and Cathedrals Student Performance Tours

Traveling to New York City is not just about a student trip.  

​It is an innovative, engaging, and entertaining experience that can be tailored to your music program to make it the perfect fit.

From the moment they arrive in New York, your students are empowered with an experience that will last a lifetime.  

You can enhance your choir music program and raise it above the ordinary with a performance at one of the New York landmark churches and cathedrals.  Receive the recognition of having performed at St. Patrick’s Cathedral,  St. John the Divine or St. Malachy’s – “The Actors Chapel.”  

This is not only a music performance but a showcase experience that will take you beyond your ordinary classroom experience and show teachers, peers, and family how awesome your students really are!

More Unique Student Music Travel Performance Tours Opportunities

Your students have worked so hard, and now they’re ready to be the stars of their very own performance tour! 

We know that it takes a lot of talented people working hard to make a school music program thrive.  ​Your students will also enjoy many other extraordinary, empowering performance experiences that will help your program shine.​

Every year, students get the opportunity to perform in front of an audience and strengthen their music performance program.

​In case you are looking for something a little different from the previous music performance options, maybe one of the following New York venues might be of interest.

• The USS Intrepid Aircraft Carrier
• United Nations Visitor’s Center
• St. Paul’s Lincoln Center 
• The Fountain Plaza at Lincoln Center
• Sony and IBM Atrium

New York offers so much more than you think.   It’s a whole new world of possibilities just waiting for you to explore.

Have you always had that burning passion to showcase your student music performing group in a really big way?

If so, how about participating in one of the country’s top New York parades.  Experience the thrills and honor of being part of distinguished parades such as,

• Veteran’s Day Parade
• ​Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade​
• St. Patrick’s Day Parade​

Your tour to New York City provides a musical experience unlike anything else out there!

Shows, Concerts and Music Workshops

Broadway Shows, New York Philharmonic concerts, and music workshops offer a new, different, and exciting opportunity to complement your New York experience.

These experiences engage students in exploring their passions and interests while providing them with opportunities to develop the skills they need to succeed in life.  

Music education should be an exciting experience for both teacher and student.  There is no doubt that your students will learn the most valuable skills from the shows, concerts, and music workshops they will have the opportunity to take part in New York.

Final Thoughts

Knowing why you want to visit New York City and what you are planning to do once you get there will help you meet your education needs.  

One thing is for sure.  If you’re looking to make an even bigger difference with your music teaching career, look no further than an educational and music performance tour to New York City.

Students receive a different experience when they get to enhance their skills and perform in new environments at locations that inspire them to become more. 

No matter what kind of student music performing group you have,  you will find a performance option that suits everyone’s interests during your visit.  

​Besides planning your showcase performance, don’t forget to include some of the major attractions New York has to offer.  It will create a real impact on the students and make them feel proud of their abilities.​

A wise man once asked, “are you interested or are you committed?”

What’s the difference you ask?

If you are interested you will find excuses as to why it can not be done.

But if you are committed you will do whatever it takes to accomplish your goal.

Immerse yourself in getting the information, the skills, the tools, or whatever it’s you need to make your dream student music performance tour a reality.

Do not let anyone tell you it can not be done.

Because those that say it can not be done are the ones that get interrupted by the ones doing it.

Check out our guide where you will discover how to enhance your music teaching career and attract interest to your student music performing group.

Good luck. Hope this helps.