Recent Webinars

Topics:  TikTok vs Reels: Video Tips and Tricks Post Holiday Marketing Strategies Interest group:

Business

Music Retail

Topics:  Repair shop best practices Tips for getting your store and employees ready for the holiday season Interest group:

Business

Music Retail

Topics:  What challenges is your business currently facing? Selling through social media Interest group:

Business

Music Retail

Topics:  Best practices for employee professional development. Best practices for making a difference through music. Interest group:

Business

Music Retail

Topics: Best practices for merchandising and store design.   Interest group:

Music Retail

Topics: Best practices for a successful holiday season. Best practices for reaching Gen Z during the Holiday Season. Interest group:

Music Retail

Topics: Best practices as you approach back-to-school this year. Best practices for supporting your local music educators. Interest group:

Business

Music Retail

Topics: What are some of your best practices for inventory management? What are some of your best practices for staffing? Interest group:

Music Retail

Participants shared and explored sustainability practices across the music industry including wood sourcing, employee-driven sustainability efforts and best practices for engaging customers and the community. The NAMM Sustainability Task Force Meeting also featured NAMM members and their goals for the health and well-being of employees, consumers, and precious natural resources. Interest group:

Policy

Topics: Have you leveraged eCommerce for your store? What are some of your best practices? How have you used your website and social media to keep your customers involved? Interest group:

Music Retail

This Capitol Hill briefing is an opportunity for Hill staff and education policy professionals to hear from a panel of experts about the ways in which music and arts education support students in their growth to become resilient, socially empowered individuals practiced in responsible decision-making. Interest group:

Policy

NAMM’s policy team discussed an overview of the provisions and potential impact of the American Rescue Plan 2021. Topics covered: support for businesses, school-reopening relief, housing and nutrition assistance, payments to cities, counties and states, unemployment insurance, vaccine distribution and more. Interest group:

Policy

Become a champion for music education as part of March Music in Our School Month. Together, we must remind elected officials on the federal, state, and local levels along with school administrators that music instruction is essential part of a well-rounded education for all students and must be included in all back-to-school plans. Interest group:

Join us for a special webinar with representatives from NAMM’s Believe in Music Week and Swapcard with strategies, best practices and suggestions to maximize your exhibit presentation at Believe in Music Week. During the discussion, we will review a final checklist to ensure your brand experience page, products, meeting schedules and team are ready to work the event January 18–22, 2021.  Interest group:

Watch this webinar to help you understand the navigation of the online platform, tips to build your brand experience page, techniques to maximize keywords and get discovered, and how to utilize our invitation system to send a personalized message to your customers and prospects with a link to register for the online event. Interest group:

How can university music students effectively prepare for career success in today’s challenging environment? How can music faculty enhance their own professional progress and assist with meaningful career plans for students? In a dynamic and interactive 1-hour webinar, attendees will explore these issues with artists, students, and music career development experts. Interest group:

Music Educators & Students

Virtual fundraising has always been a component in most fundraising strategies for the small and large nonprofit. We're going to need to count on it more than ever - not just to raise money but build lifelong supporters of your work and mission. This webinar is part of the Nonprofit Management Institute.  Interest group:

Nonprofit

College music students moderated this roundtable discussion with current and recently graduated students about opportunities, challenges and ways to develop a road map for having a career in music. Part II of this highly engaging discussion put college music professors in the hot seat where students asked the burning questions they've always wanted to, but were afraid to ask in class. Interest group:

Music Educators & Students

Percussive Arts Society (PAS) Executive Director Joshua Simonds, Diversity Alliance Chair, Elizabeth DeLamater, and members of the PAS Diversity Alliance join host Mary Luehrsen for a frank discussion on why creating the alliance was a crucial step to the health of their organization; how they got started; and what they've learned along the way. Interest group:

Access and environment are factors in online learning equity and success. A group discussion covering issues that prevent students from learning and having meaningful engagement in online learning such as access to technology and wifi, home learning environments, food insecurity, poverty, home safety issues, and kids with IEPS/special needs. Presented by The NAMM Foundation.   Interest group:

Mary Luehrsen and Habib Bako create space for a conversation about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Representatives of the SWIM (Smart Women in Music) organization serve as an example of an underrepresented group of women CEOs that banded together to create opportunities for women in the music industry through mentorship and training. Presented by The NAMM Foundation.  Interest group:

This webinar reviewed pending federal COVID relief: HEROES and HEALS Acts, Education Stabilization Fund, and more. Presented by NAMM Public Affairs and Government Relations. Moderator: Mary Luehrsen, Director, Public Affairs and Government Relations, NAMM Interest group:

Policy

With the advent of 5G, mobile musicians are poised for an array of new experiences that will bring studio production into the palm of the hand. Join A3E for a look into your future as a musician and consumer, and find out how everything from higher-fidelity audio streams and augmented-reality concerts will impact the world. Interest group:

Audio Production

Day 3 of the NAMM U Virtual Summit ended with a virtual hang featuring Dave Pensado and Herb Trawick, hosts of the hit recording web show "Pensado's Place." Check out this lively discussion with these music- and recording-industry legends on the art and craft of recording and music-making. Interest group:

Audio Production

The second part of this two-part session reveals an inside look at how artificial intelligence, blockchain and 5G are influencing and shaping the future of audio and entertainment technology, based on A3E’s (Advanced Audio + Applications Exchange) recently conducted survey. Walk away with a forecast for AI, blockchain and 5G, as well as industry insights and direction. Also, find out why disruption is continuous, networked and accelerating. Interest group:

Audio Production

Live sound engineer Mark Frink hosts a vital conversation on changes at live music events in the time of COVID-19. What will be the new normal in live sound protocols? There’s much to talk about and no better time to get these expert opinions. Interest group:

Audio Production

The notion of the home studio has taken on a whole new meaning in the age of the pandemic, when we’re all home, all the time. But aside from the relatively few residential palaces of sound that can rival top-tier commercial facilities, can a home/project studio provide comparable results to a conventional studio facility? In this webinar, led by leading audio journalist Dan Daley, an expert panel shared their experience in achieving the highest level of performance from home studios. Interest group:

Audio Production

In Part 1 of this two-part session, you'll get inside look at technologies influencing and shaping the future of audio and entertainment technology, based on A3E’s recently conducted survey. Whether you’re a manufacturer, R&D professional, music technologist or retailer, you’ll discover what technology is disrupting your markets and business. Interest group:

Audio Production

Explore with these national experts the FUTURE of music education in our nation’s K-12 and higher education teaching and learning environments; how will music learning and teaching continue as a creative, cultural and human force that is available to all. Part A: The Future of Music Education K-12 Part B: The Future of Music Education: Higher Education Interest group:

This session will take you through the “how-to’s” of contacting your Members of Congress and/or Governor with the “ask,” outlined in the session before. You will learn how to find out who your Members of Congress are; how and when to contact them; and when to include education or music and arts legislative assistants in your virtual meetings or calls. Interest group:

The NAMM Advocacy Summit kicked off with a retrospective about efforts to assure music education is part of national education policy and an exploration of our important ongoing work as champions for music and arts education in all times and circumstances. This session was followed by a 10 min break w/ Music by J. Dash Interest group:

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the live event industry fundamentally changed. New regulations will influence the way we create live experiences in the future. At the same time, businesses have been able to receive benefits (such as PPP loans) as a stopgap, but for many of them, more support is needed. What will you want to know as you navigate this new reality? Interest group:

Entertainment Technology

Join us for an update on the SBA Loan Forgiveness Application and the pending Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act. Topics covered: PPP expense forgiveness extension, non-payroll expense adjustment, expanded loan terms, payroll tax deferment, extended rehire deadline, and more. Interest group:

Policy

Experts will share updates on projections for timelines and protocols for school re-opening, urgent realities concerning education funding, impact on music education and the launch of advocacy messages and efforts to ensure music education continues to be a vital learning opportunity for all children. Presented by The NAMM Foundation and NAfME. Interest group:

Educators

How do you navigate reopening your music retail business in the time of COVID-19? Following up on his popular NAMM U webinar, Bob Phibbs (aka, The Retail Doctor) returned for an online session on May 7 about reopening a music retail business in the new normal. He looked at what you need to plan for, rethink and buy to reopen your doors. Interest group:

Business

Music Retail

Watching the events unfold around the world, Composer Eric Whitacre has been inspired to write a new piece to share through the Virtual Choir 6: Sing Gently. In a time of crisis and isolation Executive Director of The NAMM Foundation Mary Luehrsen talks with Whitacre about his creative process and how to get involved in Virtual Choir 6. Interest group:

Educators

Students

NAMM welcomed global business expert Marcus Sheridan for a special online education series on sales and marketing in the time of COVID-19. The third and final part, “Timeless Sales,” was held April 24 and looked at strategies, tips and advice to keep your sales moving and generate business in any condition. Sheridan is an internationally acclaimed business expert and named 1 of 20 “Speakers You Don’t Want to Miss” by Forbes magazine. Interest group:

Business

Music Retail

Part four of our COVID-19 Small Business Relief Webinars provides important, time-sensitive information for independent contractors and sole proprietors in the recently passed “CARES” Federal stimulus plan. Topics: SBA Business Loans, Paid Leave Provisions, Paycheck Protection Program, Tax Rebates, Retirement Fund Rules, Unemployment Assistance, and more. Interest group:

Policy

Part three of NAMM’s COVID-19 Small Business Relief Webinars featured NAMM members sharing their experience navigating the COVID-19 reality, accessing federal aid, and more. Interest group:

Policy

Discover online group lessons and therapeutic music-making for children and adults, and business models to move in-store music lessons online to keep students connected and making music. Interest group:

Educators

Students