ABOUT FOM

The Festivals of Music Advantage

Since 1982, Festivals of Music has inspired tens of thousands of young people. Our staff of experienced music educators strive to provide an event that combines a positive, fun experience for students along with strong educational standards.

Our hope for your performing group is not just to win a competition, but to establish an attitude of accomplishment in all of our participants and instill that music is an essential part of every student's education.

Here is what is unique about Festivals of Music:

• Easy Registration
• Flexibility
• Availability
• Knowledge and Experience
• Clinic with a master teacher for each group, following their performance
• Special Leadership Workshop opportunities with Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser

Easy Registration

There is no registration fee for Festivals of Music. Simply complete and submit the on-line Registration Form. Your Festival Director will contact you to verify the details of your application and you will be registered for the event you select. Within 2 weeks a detailed registration package will be mailed to you.

Flexibility

You have the freedom to choose what festival package is best for your students:

Festival Only - Select just the festival package and make all the travel arrangements yourself
EPN Travel Services - Our partner can build a comprehensive tour package including all the desired aspects of your trip.
Outside Tour Operator - We have had the opportunity to work with many excellent organizations in the past. Below are some of the additional tour operators we recommend.

Additional student tour operators are listed
on the web-site of the
Student Youth Travel Association
www.syta.org

Availability

Festivals of Music is at your fingertips! You can reach us one of three ways:

• 1-800-323-0974 - 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern Time
• info@edprog.com - Your inquiry will be answered by 5:00 PM the next business day
• www.festivalsofmusic.com - 24/7 access to all of our information, including performance guidelines and payment and cancellation policies.

Knowledge and Experience

Unprecedented in the industry, all of the Festivals of Music directors have over 15 years of event planning and teaching experience to draw upon. This vast experience in both fields gives us the unique advantage of planning an event with a dual-perspective: Organizing a smooth, well-run festival that is also a positive, educational and fun experience.

Leadership Seminars

Festivals of Music invites participating schools to attend one of Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser's nationally recognized student leadership workshops. These powerful seminars are an exclusive offering of the Festivals of Music curriculum. For further details click here or contact our office and discover how your students can enjoy the chance to work with one of our nation's foremost music educators.

Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser is sponsored in part by The Selmer Company.