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Ep. 36 - Bernie Williams
- Blog Post
This week the team steps up to the plate to examine the life and career of former MLB baseball player turned musician, music advocate, and veteran of the NAMM...
Leslie Ann Jones: From Engineering Pioneer to TEC Hall of Fame
- Article
Leslie Ann Jones grew up in a musical family, watching her parents Spike Jones and Helen Grayco play the Las Vegas circuit to captive audiences.
U.S. Stamp Philately Collection
- Blog Post
The delivery of mail prior to the conclusion of the Revolutionary War was a bit chaotic in America, often with stampless letters being delivered by hand and...
Today’s Secrets for Selling Pianos Online
- NAMM U Post
Is your website generating customers and sales the way it should?
Creative Ways to Find New Piano Customers
- NAMM U Post
It’s a different world today for piano and keyboard retailers.
Daniel Keller
- Oral History
Daniel Keller is the founder of Get It In Writing and a strong advocate for promotion and marketing within and for the music industry. He has pla
Allee Willis
- Oral History
Allee Willis wrote a number of successful songs that have become part of the fabric of pop music.
Phil Ranelin
- Oral History
Phil Ranelin stood in line at school to pick an instrument for band. He really wanted the saxophone but when he got to the head of the line all t
NAMM Show Level 2 & 3 Meeting Rooms
- Page
Thank you for exhibiting at the 2024 N
Les Brazil
- Oral History
Les Brazil’s first retail job was in Manchester, United Kingdom in 1966 when he was just 15, at a shop called Reno’s.
Philately Postcard Special Collection
- Blog Post
A “Cool Item From the Archives” comes in the form of a special collection of music and music products related postcards. This collection of both brand new and...
5 Minutes That Can Make or Break Your Teacher Retention
- NAMM U Post
Keeping good teachers in your music lesson program can be as important as keeping your students and customers. When Melissa Loggins of Music Authority lost a...
Employee Vs. Contractor: What You Don’t Know Could Bankrupt You
- NAMM U Post
In many cases, classifying music teachers, repair techs and other employees as independent contractors can literally bankrupt your company. In this eye-opening...
Music Industry Panel: Meet and Learn from the People Behind the Music Products We Use
- Issues and Advocacy
Have you ever wondered how individuals rise through the ranks? In this session you will be treated to the inside scoop from professionals from many major...
The Secrets to Surviving the Tough Months
- NAMM U Post
We all have slow weeks (and months) from time to time, but sitting back and hoping things get better is not a viable plan. Here, industry veterans Bob Popyk,...
The Secrets of Successful Music Lesson Programs
- NAMM U Post
What’s the X-factor in successful music lesson programs? How do the savviest lesson studio operators handle the most common issues—makeup lessons, retaining...
What You Need to Know About the NEXO System
- Article
NEXO's innovative, high performance PA solutions (distributed by Yamaha Professional Audio in North America) will be used again this year across The NAMM...
KVR Winner: The ProF.E.T.
- Article
KVR Audio has just announced the winner to their Developer Challenge 2018, a competition for anyone who develops audio plug-ins or applications and soundware....
100 Years of jj Babbitt Co. Inc.
- Oral History
jj Babbitt Co. Inc.
Ep. 35 - Pioneers of Rock and Roll
- Blog Post
Rock and Roll wouldn’t be where it is today without the giants that helped shape this wave of popular music.
First Day Covers Special Collection
- Blog Post
First Day Covers are produced by postal services as a way to create a commemorative issue to honor the release of a newly created stamp. The term “First Day...
Music Educator Showcases
- Issues and Advocacy
Learn about innovative tools and services relevant to today’s music classroom, including resources that allow music to be purchased as digital notation files...
So, You Want to Start a Nonprofit Organization? The Nuts and Bolts of What to Do and How to Do It
- Issues and Advocacy
https://ww1.namm.org/issues-and-advocacy/nonprofits/so-you-want-start-nonprofit-organization-nuts-and
If you have a strong mission, forming a nonprofit is not difficult but there are a lot of steps to getting it right: incorporation, IRS determination, initial...
Bringing It All Together: Effective Planning…Effective Organizations...Effective Programs
- Issues and Advocacy
Effective strategic planning, standards-based programs, social emotional development, inspirational storytelling. This session will present success stories...
Telling (and Re-telling) a Story: The Effective Role of Technology to Develop Constituency and Support
- Issues and Advocacy
Music and arts programs inspire students to achieve. And, this inspiration (along with the data) can effectively tell a story (and many stories) when websites...
Every Student Succeeds: Music's Essential Role in Social Emotional Learning
- Issues and Advocacy
In its second year, the Every Student Succeeds Act (succeeding No Child Left Behind) provides new funding opportunities to support music and arts instruction....
The New California Visual and Performing (VAPA) Content Standards: A First Look
- Issues and Advocacy
The National Core Arts Standards, release in September 2014, have had an impact on close to 40 states as they revise their state-based arts standards....
Creating a Future: The Role of Strategic Planning, Fundraising and Program Development
- Issues and Advocacy
You may or may not be a fan of the ‘80s TV series The A-Team, but you probably know the famous catchphrase from the show: “I love it when a plan comes together...
Coalition on Coalitions for Music Education Advocacy
- Issues and Advocacy
https://ww1.namm.org/issues-and-advocacy/music-education/coalition-coalitions-music-education-advocacy
In September 2018, Congress passed a FY19 spending bill which provides $1.17 billion for Title IV-A SSAE grants. Join your NAMM colleagues for an interactive...