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Amid a backdrop of arts education budget cuts, The NAMM Foundation today announced that it will continue its effort to recognize schools across the United States that support music education and provide opportunities for children and young people to learn and grow with music.
The second day of the NAMM Show drew a strong crowd to the morning Breakfast Session called “Lessons Learned: How Doing Business Now Has Changed for the Better,” which focused on sharpening retail business techniques.
The NAMM Show, the largest music products trade show in the world, opened today at the Anaheim Convention Center welcoming tens of thousands of musical instrument manufacturers, retailers and associates to the industry’s annual gathering. The trade show has been bringing professionals together for more than a century to exhibit, view and stock retailers’ stores for the year ahead with the newest and hottest music products on the market.
The first day of the NAMM Show drew a capacity-crowd to the Breakfast of Champions opening show session at the Anaheim Hilton in the early morning hours, where NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond welcomed numerous industry laureates who shared valuable industry insight with attendees.
CARLSBAD, Calif. Jan. 11, 2011--The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced that it will host a live webcast of its monthly SupportMusic Coalition meeting at the NAMM Show for all NAMM Members and guests seeking to learn more about how to support their local school music education programs.
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) announced today that it will host an open meeting during the 2011 NAMM Show for all NAMM Members and guests seeking to learn more about Recreational Music Making (RMM) and ways to incorporate innovative new market development strategies to attract and retain customers.
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced that up-and-coming Disney stars Bridgit Mendler and Adam Hicks will participate in the second annual SchoolJam USA, where the nation’s top 10 teen bands will perform for the title of the nation’s best teen band on Saturday, January 15.
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) announced today that it is collaborating with the Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance (PAMA) to host a “Music and Sound Intellectual Property Task Force Meeting” during the 2011 NAMM Show for all manufacturers seeking information about intellectual property and counterfeit enforcement activities to protect brand equity and profitability.
Continuing its 109-year-old commitment to the piano industry, NAMM today announced a roster of special performances and educational sessions at the upcoming 2011 NAMM Show for piano dealers.
During the show, Level 3 of the Anaheim Convention Center will be transformed into "Lounge 88," an area for piano dealers and manufacturers to enjoy and appreciate the instruments and live performances inside.
The Lounge 88 Schedule of Events is as follows:
On May 2, 2011, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) will again partner with the Canadian-based Coalition of Music Education in its seventh annual Music Monday. The North America-wide event celebrates the many proven benefits of making music for people of all ages and in the U.S. serves as the kick-off to NAMM's fifth annual National Wanna Play Music Week.