Foundation News

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.

Summer Kicks Off with Worldwide Make Music Day Celebrations

NAMM members play major role in thousands of free, outdoor music making events on June 21

Excerpted from, “Proving the notion that whether it’s cheese or the human spirit, there is a fine art to aging.”

More than 10,000 people gathered in sunny and sultry Miami, Florida to celebrate AARP’s Life@50+ National Event on May 14 – 16. The destination, as vibrant as the attendees, drew AARP members, both new and old, from around the country. The event combined education, entertainment, networking, and just plain fun.

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

Join The SupportMusic Coalition Today

Community Music Programs Enhance Brain Function In At-Risk Children

NAMM Foundation supported research shows that two years of musical training improves auditory brain function

Turnaround Arts Announces Expansion into 35 Schools Across America During First-Ever White House Talent Show

NAMM Foundation supported program celebrates successful two-year pilot, while making major expansion

2014 Music Making Grant Recipients

NAMM Foundation supports innovative community-based music learning programs that allow more people the opportunity to experience the proven benefits of active music making.

NAMM Foundation Supports Access to Music Programs to the Tune of a Half Million Dollars

2014-15 grants forward NAMM's vision of a world in which the joy of making music is a precious element of daily living for everyone

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