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Viola Smith
- Oral History
Viola Smith Viola played drums in a number of big bands and small combos during her career in music.
Leon Russell
- Oral History
Leon Russell was the noted musician and songwriter who contributed greatly to popular and rock music during his long career. As a studio musicia
Widely Attended NAMM University Sessions at Music China Offer Educational Insight and Best Business Practices
- Press Release
NAMM International offered nine tailor-made NAMM University sessions at the recent Music China show in Shanghai to a standing room only crowd.
Mary Henkin
- Oral History
Mary Henkin was well known in the band and orchestra business as the hostess with the mostest.
Nat Clark
- Oral History
Nat Clark worked for the York Band Instrument Company for over 40 years! He was hired in New York in 1957 because his older brother was working
Ace Cannon
- Oral History
Ace Cannon grew up in Mississippi singing with his father on street corners and in church, and he knew even as a small child that he wanted to ha
DW Caffey
- Oral History
DW Caffey was very young when he found himself enamored with the piano. In 1940, when he was just fifteen years old, DW taught himself how to tu
John Allegrezza
- Oral History
John Allegrezza began working in the piano business in 1957 and soon discovered he had a real passion for the business and the people. In 1981 h
Kenny Loggins
- Oral History
Kenny Loggins has enjoyed a long and prolific career in music as a performer and a songwriter! In addition to his celebrated musical career is h
Howard Rumsey
- Oral History
Howard Rumsey may have played the first electric bass to be recorded on a jazz recording. While performing with Stan Kenton’s first orchestra in
Milton Kyser
- Oral History
Milton Kyser was raised in a small, poor farming family in East, Texas.
Jeff Eckroth
- Oral History
Jeff Eckroth is the son of the founders of Eckroth Music in North Dakota. His parents, Bill and Mary Ann, established the store in 1972 and Jeff
How to Start and Run a Strum and Drum Program
- NAMM U Post
Join Rick Carlson and a panel of retailers and musicians to learn how to create a low-cost successful event, a sense of community, and positive customer...
Haiti 10: A Film About Faith, Love and Music
- NAMM U Post
Pete Johnston, NAMM Video Director
Everything I Learned, I Learned From My Fellow Retailers
- NAMM U Post
When you have questions about how to manage, market, and merchandise your retail music store, where do you go to find the answers?
How to Drive Sales with Digital Marketing
- NAMM U Post
If you’re wondering about getting real results with social media and online marketing, join Jeff Hawley and Peter Giles. In this session, they’ll take you...
Practice Personalities: Effective and Efficient Ways to Practice According to Your Personality
- NAMM U Post
Are you getting the most out of your practice time as a musician? Did you know that your personality can affect the way you practice? This session is a must...
2013 Best Tools for Schools Awards
- NAMM U Post
Symphony Publishing Group, Moderated by Rick Kessel, Publisher, School Band & Orchestra Magazine
Forty Tips for Music Professionals Forty and Under
- NAMM U Post
NAMM Young Professionals CJ Averwater, Amro Music; Ryan West, West Music; and Cris Behrens, Summerhays Music
The Secret to Building a Successful Program For Your Store
- NAMM U Post
Why do some programs work, and others fail? How is it that music stores that are just miles apart can have such different results? You won’t want to miss...
Get Unstuck: Boost Your Productivity
- NAMM U Post
Barry Moltz says that multitasking can cause brain damage.
The End of 'Business as Usual'—How to Rewire for Success
- NAMM U Post
https://ww1.namm.org/nammu/marketing-management-industry/end-business-usual%E2%80%94how-rewire-success
Social media. Smartphones. Tablets. Internet access everywhere, all the time. There's a point when technology shifts from being a trend to becoming a...
Get Unstuck: Boost Your Sales
- NAMM U Post
Business growth requires different actions as the market changes. Small-business guru Barry Moltz identifies ways that businesses get stuck, causing their...
Why You Should Reinvent Your Lesson Program
- NAMM U Post
Are you currently running a music lesson program or looking to start a new one?
How to Decide Which Social Media Works For You
- NAMM U Post
Do you need to be active on Facebook, and Twitter, and YouTube? What about Pinterest, FourSquare, and Yelp?
Understanding The Tablet Music Market
- NAMM U Post
An estimated 68 million Americans will own tablets as of the close of 2012—that translates into over 10 million tablet musicians in the USA alone, and a...
Mike Greene
- Oral History
Mike Greene is the president of Greene Music in San Diego, California, a store he started with his father in 1974. Mike grew up in the business
Jon Gold
- Oral History
Jon Gold grew up playing in area bands and hanging out in local stores.
Fred Decker
- Oral History
Fred Decker formed the retail store Music Villa in Boseman, Montana, which is now run by his son.
Jim Crockett
- Oral History
Jim Crockett was the first official editor of Guitar Player Magazine as he was hired by the founder, Bud Eastman, four years after the magazine b