News Releases
NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, is launching a national music-making program with Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) in an effort to teach basic music-making skills to the young people, ages 6 to 18, it serves at nearly 4,000 Clubs worldwide.
NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, recently hosted an exhibition at the fifth annual AARP National Event & Expo, called Life@50+, to demonstrate to attendees the many health and social benefits of recreational music making (RMM) after the age of 50.
The event was held October 26–28, 2006, at the Anaheim Convention Center and drew about 25,000 AARP members and nearly 450 exhibitors.
NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, today announced that the GRAMMY Foundation® has contributed $100,000 to support the NAMM Foundation’s research initiative called Sounds of Learning: The Impact of Music Education. This is the second contribution the GRAMMY Foundation has made to the research effort.
NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, today announced its schedule of NAMM University professional development sessions offered free to Members attending The 2007 NAMM Show, held Jan. 18, 2006 to Jan. 22, 2006, in Anaheim, Calif.
NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, today announced its request for proposals initiative for 2007. NAMM seeks to fund proposals for projects that further NAMM's mission of creating more active music makers of all ages and expanding access to music making.
NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, today announced that its youth-targeted online magazine and Web resource called The Music Edge (www.themusicedge.com) is teaming up with The Percussion Marketing Council for the fourth annual International Drum Month Gear Giveaway.
High school principals strongly believe that music education promotes the academic success of their students, according to a study released by NAMM and MENC: The National Association for Music Education.
NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, today announced its search for a new staff director to manage market outreach and promotion strategies in order to increase active participation in music making.
The Director of Market Development position will create and maintain national partnerships and promotions that will be executed in local markets to directly impact NAMM Member retail stores.
NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, today announced it is joining with Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America, in presenting a national media campaign to promote the importance of music and art education. The organizations will work together to communicate the vital role that music and all of the arts play in the lives of children as they develop, and for people of all ages.
Suit Tie Hi Fi, the corporate band from the workers compensation firm Cambridge Australia based in Sydney, Australia, was awarded top honors in the final playoffs of The Sixth Annual FORTUNE Battle of the Corporate Bands. Nine bands competed in the final playoffs Oct. 7, 2006, at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum after a yearlong musical competition.