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Talking Up Music Education Podcast

Nashville’s Goal For A Better Community With Music Makes Us

Talking Up Music Education is a podcast from The NAMM Foundation about music education. Download episode one today!

A Fervor of Music Ed Support Strengthens Band Participation at a North Carolina School

The NAMM Foundation continued its SupportMusic Community Forum Tour at Cuthbertson High School located just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina.

From A Community Founded on Steel Production to A Community Thriving on Music and Arts Education

The NAMM Foundation kicked off the school year with a SupportMusic Community Forum at McKeesport Area High School located just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Springtime school budget season– the most complicated time of the year

Mary Luehrsen, Executive Director of The NAMM Foundation, provides insight into the Springtime school budget season.

The Senate Passes Bill to Reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Act

After a week of debate, the Senate passed a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Act by a margin of 81-17, which includes music and arts as core academic subjects.

NAMM Foundation Study Shows Parents and Teachers in Harmony About Students Learning Music

A large majority believes that children should have opportunities to learn to play musical instruments as early as elementary school and that music and arts education are “extremely” or “very important.”

Music Education Advocacy Starts with You

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The Positive Influence of Playing Music on Youth

How Children Benefit from Music Education In Schools

FOCUS ON ISSUES & DECISIONMAKING: An Overview of “Tips for Success: A HELPFUL Guide for Instrumental Music Teachers”

Tips for Success: A Guide for Instrumental Music Teachers (newly revised by the Music Achievement Council) collects invaluable secrets and advice from leading music educators. It helps make music teachers’ jobs easier because it covers many topics neglected in formal teacher education programs.

FOCUS ON ADVOCACY: Are You Using Social Media Yet to Support Music Education?

Music educators and advocates everywhere are wisely taking advantage of the many opportunities to learn from and connect with each other through social media. Educational social media is not a new phenomenon, but rather something that has “newly” bloomed into an incredibly organized set of resources. Social media networks offer another way to deepen and share the impact of quality music programs on students everywhere.

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