Music Education: Articles & News

  • Disney Band performs at The 2022 NAMM Show

    It’s a Wrap: The NAMM Foundation at The 2022 NAMM Show

    During The 2022 NAMM Show, The NAMM Foundation hosted numerous concerts, educational sessions, and live events that showcase opportunities for NAMM members, college music students and faculty, PreK-12 educators, nonprofit service organizations, and other stakeholders and influencers who are essential to the music products industry ecosystem.
  • Dinah Gretsch

    The NAMM Foundation Welcomes Dinah Gretsch to The Board of Directors

    The NAMM Foundation is honored to welcome Dinah Gretsch to the organization’s board of directors in the role of Vice Chair. As a member of the board, Gretsch will serve a three-year term to guide the work of the non-profit and fulfill its vision to create access to and advance participation in music-making across the lifespan.
  • Middle School Students Making Music in a classroom

    More to Start, Fewer to Quit (MSFQ): Tips to Help Grow Your Music Program

    Standing for "More to Start, Fewer to Quit," MSFQ is an open-source, monthly newsletter brought to you by the Music Achievement Council. Each month, this free resource will feature a recruiting idea, retention idea, and tip for success for music educators. The goal is to provide timely and impactful ideas that allow educators to grow their programs by recruiting new students and retaining current students
  • NAMM's Music Education Leadership Call to Action at The 2022 NAMM Show

    NAMM's Music Education Leadership "Call to Action" Summit

    NAMM will present its Music Education Leadership "Call to Action" Summit during The 2022 NAMM Show. The summit will raise critical questions currently facing music education and its future, as well as frame questions, opportunities, and solutions for what, collectively and individually, needs to be addressed to advance music learning opportunities.
  • Grand Rally for Music Education at The 2022 NAMM Show

    The Gateways Brass Collective to Perform at The NAMM Show’s Grand Rally for Music Education

    Join us at The Grand Rally for Music Education for performances by the Gateways Brass Collective and conductor Eric Whitacre on Saturday, June 4, at 10 am in the Anaheim Convention Center, Level 2, Ballroom B.
  • Mariachi Joya

    Internationally Acclaimed Mariachi Groups Bring Celebration of Community Through Music to The 2022 NAMM Show

    May 30 through June 3, educators from across the country will gather at Orange Grove Elementary School in Anaheim, California, to attend a National Mariachi Workshop presented by The NAMM Foundation and co-sponsored by Conn-Selmer, Inc., Hal Leonard Corporation, and Yamaha.

  • More to Start, Fewer to Quit (MSFQ): Tips to Help Grow Your Music Program

    Standing for "More to Start, Fewer to Quit," MSFQ is an open-source, monthly newsletter brought to you by the Music Achievement Council. Each month, this free resource will feature a recruiting idea, retention idea, and tip for success for music educators. The goal is to provide timely and impactful ideas that allow educators to grow their programs by recruiting new students and retaining current students
  • The Grand Rally for Music Education at the 2022 NAMM Show

    Representation, Technology, and Inclusion Leads to Groundbreaking Music Event Celebrating Music Educators

    Eric Whitacre conducts “Sing Gently” live from The Grand Rally for Music Education at The 2022 NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA on June 4 from 10-11 am.
  • 2022 Best Communities for Music Education Award Winners

    The NAMM Foundation Helps Schools and Districts Achieve Success at The NAMM Show

    The NAMM Foundation presents “Building a Nationally-Recognized Music Program: It’s All About Collaborative Structures,” an educational program only available at The NAMM Show this June.
  • Women of NAMM Summit recipient

    The Music People and Women of NAMM (WoN) Bring Equity to our Industry

    The Leadership Summit program supports women working in the music products industry and their goals to connect, support and grow their leadership and professional abilities. An annual leadership emersion experience will be offered with the applicants receiving the educational experience covered by the awarded scholarship.

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