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NAMM Advocacy Summit

The NAMM Advocacy Summit: Learn, Engage and Advocate for Music Education

Thank you for to those who joined us LIVE at the NAMM Advocacy Summit on May 25, 2021. On-demand sessions are available through July 23, 2021; registration is required to access. Gather online for advocacy briefing and training to continue our work as music education champions.
Safer Schools: Best Practices Template

Safer Schools and Campuses: U.S. Dept. of Education Clearinghouse for Best Practices for Music Education Submission Template

The U.S. Department of Education has put out a call for real-life examples of successful back-to-school risk management practices for pre-k through college classrooms that will then be available to teachers and administrators in a clearinghouse as they plan to return to in-person learning. Watch the video and download the template.
Best Communities for Music Education

The NAMM Foundation Celebrates and Honors The 2021 Best Communities for Music Education

This week, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation celebrated and recognized 686 school districts in 40 states as among the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME).
International Ukulele Symposium Webinar Series

Hawaii’s Sakuma Ukulele Studios

The second webinar in The International Ukulele Teaching Symposium series, “Hawaii’s Sakuma Ukulele Studios,” features Roy Sakuma and Kathy Sakuma and Jake Shimabukuro. Watch the webinar on demand.
Nonprofit Management Institute

Recipients of the Nonprofit Management Institute Certification of Completion, 2020- 2021

Congratulations to the recipients of the Nonprofit Management Institute Certification of Completion, fall 2020-spring 2021.
Considerations for In-person Music Education and Performing Arts Activities

Considerations for In-person Music Education and Performing Arts Activities

Leaders from a coalition that worked together to bring the aerosol study conducted by Dr. Shelly Miller at the University of Colorado, Boulder and Dr. Jelena Srebric at the University of Maryland. Center for Sustainability in the Built Environment share detailed mitigation strategies for music and arts classrooms. Watch the video today.
NAMM-College Music Society Fellows Program at The 2021 Summer NAMM logo

The NAMM-College Music Society Fellows Program for Summer NAMM 2021

The NAMM Foundation and The College Music Society invite you to apply to participate in the 2021 NAMM-CMS Fellows Program, scheduled during the 2021 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville, Tennessee, July 15-16, 2021.
Best Communities for Music Education

2021 Supportmusic Merit Awards Schools

Congratulations to the 80 schools that received the SupportMusic Merit Award (SMMA) from The NAMM Foundation!
Music, Arts, and Social Emotional Learning: Working Together for Positive Student Outcomes

Webinar: Celebrate Virtual Hill Month!

View a webinar that features stories and stats from the advocacy undertaken during March’s Music In Our Schools Month. Replay the webinar today.
Talking Up Music Education Podcast

Talking Up Music Education Podcast: Listen to GRAMMY-Nominated and Award-Winning Artists

Talking Up Music Education is a podcast from The NAMM Foundation about music education. Download and listen to episodes featuring GRAMMY-nominated and award-winning artists.

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