Music Educators Welcome at the 2011 NAMM Show
Explore Musical Products and Determine ‘Best Tools for Schools’ as part of ‘Music Education Days’ that Celebrate Music Teachers and Learning
The NAMM Foundation today invited music educators and school administrators from across the United States to come to Anaheim, Calif. to experience NAMM’s fourth annual “Music Education Days,” being held on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 15-16 at the 2011 NAMM Show.
As VIP guests of the NAMM Foundation, music educators and school administrators have access to NAMM’s premier trade-only music products trade show, where attendees can explore musical instruments, products and teaching concepts.
Music educators will be encouraged to see and try the many instruments and products on display and to participate in the “Best Tools for Schools” recognition program, nominating products that are relevant and useful to today’s music classrooms. Symphony Publishing, developers of the program, will announce these selected products on Sunday in the Idea Center on the trade show floor.
“This annual event held at the largest music products tradeshow in the world highlights and celebrates the vital role that music educators have in training the musicians of tomorrow,” said Mary Luehrsen, executive director of the NAMM Foundation. “The NAMM Foundation is honored to host educators from across the U.S. to see the most innovative products for the classroom, and participate in engaging forums focused on the future of school music education.”
Highlights of “Music Education Days” include:
- Morning orientation receptions in the NAMM Foundation “Learning Lounge” at the Hilton Anaheim
- Special welcome reception Saturday morning featuring a keynote address by Victor Wooten, world-renowned composer, arranger, lecturer, producer, vocalist, and a five-time Grammy award multi-instrumentalist
- Special welcome reception on Sunday morning featuring a keynote address from some of the 2009/2010 Abreu Fellows from the New England Conservatory of Music, sharing their experience as educators who are working in urban areas throughout the United States
- 2011 "Best Tools for Schools" announcement on Sunday afternoon
- Hands-on educator workshops and panel discussions
Music educators can register before Dec. 15 online at:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=5w7ndndab&oeidk=a07e2zv82j4fb2c366e
Secure a hotel room after Nov. 2, 2010: https://ww1.namm.org/thenammshow/2011/hotels
About the NAMM Foundation
The NAMM Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to advancing active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs from the international music products industry. For more information, interested parties can visit www.nammfoundation.org
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About NAMM
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the not-for-profit trade association representing the $18.1 billion global music products industry, with a mission to strengthen the music industry and promote the pleasures and benefits of making music. Comprised of more than 9,000 member companies and individual professionals worldwide, NAMM supports an industry that employs more than 400,000 people globally. Through its programs, events and advocacy efforts, NAMM advances a shared vision of a thriving, innovative and inclusive music products industry where every person has access to the joy of music-making. NAMM also operates The NAMM Foundation, investing in the future of music through the support of education, global grantmaking and featured programs that expand participation in music across all ages and stages of life. Headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., NAMM serves as a leading voice for the global music products industry through public policy, advocacy, education and other member services. For more information, visit NAMM.org, and learn more about NAMM’s Vision, Mission & Objectives at NAMM About Page.