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5 Lesson Program Crises and How to Fix Them
- NAMM U Post
Don’t let common crises in your music lesson program hurt your student retention. In this session, Melissa Loggins of Music Authority will offer practical tips...
Decoding Google: Advanced Strategies for Music Businesses (Double Session)
- NAMM U Post
Businesses that leverage the power and reach of Google grow six times faster than those on the sidelines. Google can now predict when your customers are ready...
5 Strategies to Motivate and Keep Great Employees
- NAMM U Post
How do you create and retain great employees? How do you keep them consistently performing at their very best? It starts with your company culture, and more...
New Strategies to Grow Your Lesson Business
- NAMM U Post
Brand visibility is critical for business growth, but how do you build your brand without breaking the bank? In this session, NAMM Top 100 finalist Noel...
Facebook 2019: What Works Now, What Doesn’t (Double Session)
- NAMM U Post
Facebook marketing is a moving target, with the social media platform regularly changing its algorithm. In this powerful double session, you’ll discover how to...
5 Website Hacks to Boost Your Online Sales
- NAMM U Post
Looking to bolster your online presence and increase your sales? Join Madison Revell, lead designer for marketing firm Inbound AV, as she returns to the NAMM...
Retail Disruptors
- NAMM U Post
What business trends, industry pioneers and government policies are transforming music retail as we know it? What does it take to win in an era of big change?...
Beth Houlihan
- Oral History
Beth Houlihan often reflects on the important role her mother played in establishing the family owned music store along with her father in 1974.
International Jazz Day
- Blog Post
In November of 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially named April 30 as International Jazz Day. The...
How to Launch a Podcast for Your Music Business
- NAMM U Post
In the United States alone, an estimated 48 million people listen to podcasts every week. In this session, Chris Bates and Tyler Marolf of TeacherZone and Los...
Gruhn Guitars Reception
- NAMM Event
Gruhn Guitars will kick off their 50th year in business and will host a reception for NAMM members during Summer NAMM.
Ep. 48 - Ravi Shankar
- Blog Post
In this week’s episode of The Music History Project, Dan, Mike and Michelle highlight the life and career of famous writer, teacher and Sitar player Ravi...
John Stoner
- Oral History
John Stoner came into the music products industry as an outsider when he joined the Conn-Selmer team in the early 2000s.
Steve Purcell
- Oral History
Steve Purcell grew up in a musical family and knew at a young age he wanted a life in music.
Colin Schofield
- Oral History
Colin Schofield recalls the day when he was eleven years old and received the Alice Cooper album “School’s Out.” The record changed his life by p
Pat Averwater
- Oral History
Pat Averwater has always been proud of the musical legacy of his grandfather, who established Amro Music in the 1920s.
The Retail Training Summit Returns to Summer NAMM
- Press Release
-Summer NAMM registration – now open-
Norm Sundholm
- Oral History
Norm Sundholm was playing bass for the rock band The Kingsmen when he had a few ideas to improve his amplifier.
Dave Lopez
- Oral History
Dave Lopez grew up in East Los Angeles and witnessed the explosive evolution of the mobile DJ, beginning in the late 1970s.
Andrew York
- Oral History
Andrew York has a powerful way of expressing himself, by using his words and his music.
Kyoko Hara
- Oral History
Kyoko Hara is proud to continue her family tradition of being involved in the music products industry. It all began in 1919 when her grandfather
Alastair Dunn
- Oral History
Alastair Dunn served as Pipe Sergeant of a 12-time world champion pipe band. He joined the band in 1998 and, in 2006, began focusing his deep pas
Ronnie Tennant
- Oral History
Ronnie Tennant first began playing cornet when he was nine years old.
Owen Clayton
- Oral History
Owen Clayton began playing the double bass while in school.
Frankie Connor
- Oral History
Frankie Connor was an original member of the Liverpool based band The Hideaways, which enjoyed success since first forming in 1963.
Tony Bolland
- Oral History
Tony Bolland was just 16 when he got a job at Plug In, a rock shop in Liverpool. The store was part of Hessy’s Music, the famous store which sold
Ep. 47 - Bob See
- Blog Post
This week the team celebrates the achievements of one of the pioneers in live sound and lighting with an episode dedicated to See Factor founder and Parnelli...
Mindful Music Lessons
- NAMM U Post
Mike Risko Music now uses mindfulness concepts in its music lesson program. This has helped students and their parents get the most out of lessons and has also...
NAMM Musikmesse Russia and Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia to Return in September
- Press Release
NAMM Musikmesse Russia, the international fair for musical instruments, sheet music, music production, and music business connections, returns September 10-12...