News Releases
NAMM, the trade association for the international music products industry, today announced the education session schedule for this year’s Hands-On Training (H.O.T) Zone at the 2011 NAMM Show, offering the broadest educational experience for professionals in the recording, live sound, DJ, house of worship, commercial systems integrators, and stage and lighting industries in the history of the show.
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) announced today that the schedule of exhibitor-sponsored artist appearances and events being held at the 2011 NAMM Show has been posted online at http://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2011/events/wednesday.
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), today announced the top 10 qualifying bands that received the most public votes in the second annual SchoolJam USA competition. A national program that rewards both aspiring teen music makers and their respective school music programs, SchoolJam USA features the best amateur teen bands between the ages of 13 and 19. This year’s top finalists hail from more than 20 U.S.
The NAMM Foundation today announced the findings of a recent study that shows how group drumming can improve social and emotional behavior in low-income children. The study, that appears in the Oxford Journal: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, was conducted by the Pediatric Pain Program in the Department of Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) announced today that the Crane Institute for Music Business at SUNY Potsdam will be presenting an interactive roundtable forum during the 2011 NAMM Show exploring career opportunities in the music education and music products sectors.
Each year, more than 44 million people watch from the street and on TV as dozens of themed floats comprise the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®. This year, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) will once again partner with Sesame Workshop as the organizations join forces to deliver a powerful message about the joy and benefits of playing music this holiday season.
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced that BAND FROM TV will host and perform at the NAMM Show’s first annual All-Star Celebrity Jam, which will be held from 5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the Anaheim Convention Center’s main lobby stage, Saturday, January 15, 2011.
The NAMM Foundation announced today that the Abreu Fellows from the New England Conservatory of Music’s El Sistema USA program will be the featured keynote panel presentation on Sunday Jan. 16, 2011, for its Music Education Days program during the world-famous 2011 NAMM Show. Music educators and school administrators all across America are invited to attend the event in Anaheim, Calif., and the full Music Education Days program held from Jan. 15 to Jan. 16, 2011.
The NAMM Foundation announced today the availability of grants from its Wanna Play Fund for instruments, awarded to schools that are expanding or reinstating music education programs as part of their core curriculum and that employ quality music teachers.
Interested schools must meet the following criteria to apply for the grants:
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced its NAMM University educational session schedule for the upcoming 2011 NAMM Show, which takes place Jan. 13-16, 2011 at the Anaheim Convention Center.