NAMM Foundation Attends National School Boards Association Conference to Show Support for Music Education
The NAMM Foundation announced today that it hosted several music-related events at the National School Boards Association (NSBA), held this past weekend in San Francisco, Calif., to show its support of school music education and demonstrate to school board members the benefits of children actively participating in school music programs.
For years, NAMM has partnered with NSBA in the shared vision that all children deserve access to quality musical experiences in school. The NAMM Foundation has continued to reiterate its research and experience-based evidence supporting the benefits of music education to key school board members at the conference who are responsible for district education budgets.
This year, the foundation hosted an informative session called “Now More than Ever, We Want ‘That’ Music Program for Our Students: Implementing Quality Arts Programs to Boost Student Achievement and Outcomes.”
In addition, the NAMM Foundation collaborated with VH1 Save the Music Foundation, Remo Inc., and Northeastern Music Publications to create “Music Main Street,” an area featuring live musical performances by students in the West African Drum and Dance Ensemble at Blythewood High School from Blythewood South Carolina on Saturday, and students from the Alta Loma Middle School wind ensemble from South San Francisco on Sunday afternoon.
The foundation also sponsored a booth at the conference, providing attendees with valuable music education advocacy information to help attendees strengthen music education programs in their communities, and in collaboration with Remo Inc. and NSBA, hosted a drum circle, which provided a fun hands-on music-making experience for eager conference attendees.
About the NAMM Foundation
The NAMM Foundation is a non-profit organization with the mission of 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 about The NAMM Foundation, please 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.