Music Education: Articles & News

  • National Arts Education Status Report

    Millions of U.S. Students Denied Access to Music Education, According to First-Ever National Study

    New Music and Arts Education national report coincides with this month’s NAMM Music Education Advocacy Hill Day and National Arts in Education Week
  • Teacher with kids playing the violin

    Back-to-School Recruitment Tips to Help Grow Your Music Program

    This month's More to Start Fewer to Quit Tips come from Senior Director of Education at Yamaha and president of Music Education Consultants Inc. Marica Neel.
  • Hose a First Performance National Day of Celebration

    Host a First Performance National Day of Celebration

    Host a First Performance National Day of Celebration annually on the third Thursday of November to honor and recognize the achievements of beginning instrumental music students.
  • 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

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