Music Education: Articles & News

  • NAMM Advocacy Summit Quotes

    NAMM Advocacy Summit: Speakers and Artists Sound Off

    On June 16, 2020 NAMM members and music education allies gathered online to participate in the NAMM Advocacy Summit. The summit provided participants to learn, engage and advocate for music education. Check out a compilation of soundbites heard during the educational sessions and live musical performances.
  • Distant Learning

    State and School Districts' Reopening Plans: A Snapshot

    Education leaders in the United States are making decisions about how to reopen schools this fall during the coronavirus pandemic. The NAMM Foundation and Education Week are tracking reopening plans.
  • Eric Whitacre

    Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 6: "Sing Gently" Film to Debut Sunday, July 19

    Virtual Choir 6: "Sing Gently," an original composition from Eric Whitacre, will make its global premier on Sunday, July 19, at 10:30 a.m. PDT on YouTube. Whitacre, who is one of the world's most performed composers, was inspired to write the piece by the breadth of the pandemic and its effect on society. The project is presented in part by The NAMM Foundation.
  • Fall Guidance for Music Education

    Fall 2020 Guidance for Music Education

    Created by NAMM partners, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), the Fall 2020 Guidance for Music Education document provides practical guidance for PreK-12 schools as administrators and music educators seek to provide meaningful music instruction for students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • NAMM Advocacy Summit

    NAMM Advocacy Summit: Building a Case for Access to Music Education

    On June 16, 2020, NAMM members and music education advocates gathered online for the NAMM Advocacy Summit.  Educational programming and performances took place throughout the day, including a session on building a case for access to music education.
  • Talking Up Music Education Podcast

    Music Haven’s Mandi Jackson Chats Virtual Learning for Connecticut Music Students

    Talking Up Music Education is a podcast from The NAMM Foundation about music education. Download and listen to episode 93 featuring Mandi Jackson of Music Haven, a NAMM Foundation grantee.
  • NAMM Advocacy Forum

    The NAMM Advocacy Forum Featuring John B. King, Jr.

    The NAMM Advocacy Forum on July 7 featured special guest John B. King, Jr., former Secretary of Education at the U.S. Department of Education and current CEO of The Education Trust. Attendees also received music education advocacy updates during break-out sessions where working advocates reported on their activity at the Federal, State, and Local levels.
  • NAMM Advocacy Summit: The Future of Music Education in K-12 and Higher Education

    On June 16, 2020, NAMM members and music education advocates gathered online for the NAMM Advocacy Summit. Educational programming and performances took place throughout the day, including a session on the future of music education. The session explored the United States’ K-12 and higher education teaching and learning environments and the future of music learning and teaching.
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    An Argument for Music Education

    “The Argument for Music Education: musicians’ brains show striking benefits” from American Scientist, research from by Dr. Nina Kraus, neuroscientist – Northwestern University
  • Talking Up Music Education Podcast

    The Museum of Making Music’s Pivot to Online Programming and Education

    Talking Up Music Education is a podcast from The NAMM Foundation about music education. Download and listen to episode 95 featuring the Museum of Making Music.

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