Foundation News: Articles & News

  • Believe in Music

    Careers in Music Summit Featuring Grace Kelly

    The Careers in Music Summit presents a series of up-close interviews with NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond. The event features singer-saxophonist-songwriter-composer and band leader Grace Kelly, Laura Penrose of Nick Rail Music, Marcus Blackwell, Jr. of Make Music Count and Kit Culpepper of Martin Guitar & Strings. You can now view this special event on YouTube.
  • Believe in Music Week

    The Grand Rally for Music Education Presents Gustavo Dudamel, Renée Fleming, Dr. Nina Kraus and More

    The Grand Rally for Music Education on Jan. 22 presents Gustavo Dudamel, Renée Fleming, Dr. Nina Kraus and more. Presented by The NAMM Foundation, The Grand Rally celebrates music education. This special event can now be viewed on YouTube.
  • Believe in Music

    NAMM Foundation Event Highlights During Believe in Music Week

    Thank you everyone for joining us at Believe in Music week, January 18-22! Select sessions can now be viewed on YouTube.

  • Black Violin: Giving Back and Wholeheartedly Thankful

    Black Violin is composed of classically trained violists Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus who combine their classical training and hip-hop influences to create a distinctive multi-genre sound that is often described as “classical boom.” Read our interview with Kev Marcus, who discusses their first holiday album, "Give Thanks."

  • Make Music Winter Announces Complete Schedule for Dec. 21

    Tenth anniversary edition on the winter solstice includes outdoor in-person and virtual musical celebrations.
  • Believe in Music

    Registration is Now Open for Believe in Music Week

    Believe in Music Week is a new virtual event and global gathering to unify and support people who bring music to the world, taking place the week of January 18, 2021. Registration is now open.

  • Ways to Make This a Memorable Year for Your Students

    With school rolling on, this year is is unlike any other. Despite the challenges, the positive impact of music on your students will be as profound as ever. Here are some recruitment, retention, and success tips to help your students have a gratifying and memorable year.

  • NAMM Foundation Holiday Celebration: An Hour of Music & Merriment

    The NAMM Foundation celebrated the holidays with music, merriment, and good old-fashioned storytelling.
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    Replay the Webinar: Career Development & Entrepreneurship Workshop

    The "Career Development & Entrepreneurship Workshop" shines light on university music students as they prepare for career success in today’s challenging environment.

  • Replay the Webinar: Virtual Fundraising

    NAMM Foundation programming for Believe in Music includes fall webinars (Sept.-Dec.) for college faculty and students, music educators, music service organizations, music makers and more. The webinar, "Virtual Fundraising" explores how nonprofits can build lifelong supporters through raising money and is part of the Nonprofit Management Institute.

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