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The NAMM Foundation is offering scholarships of $2,500 to $5,000 per year in support of full-time college students who demonstrate a specific interest in pursuing careers in the music products industry. The scholarship program was launched June 1, 2008, as a pilot initiative to encourage young people to develop the innovative business skills needed for the 21st-century manufacturing and retail areas of musical instruments and related products.

Buena Vista Concerts and AEG Live announce the Disney Music Block Party tour, an engaging concert festival experience for kids and their families featuring favorite recording artists performing live on stage. Families can spend the afternoon exploring the festival grounds with fun-filled activity zones where kids can try out the latest toys at PLAYSKOOL’S Play Experience area, make their own music at NAMM’s Wanna Play? Musical Instrument area, move and shake on the dance floor, plus play games and watch Playhouse Disney programming in the Playhouse Disney tent and much more.

Members of NAMM, the not-for-profit trade association of the international music products industry, recently converged on Washington, D.C., for the organization’s annual Advocacy Fly-In event to take the music product industry’s pro-music-education message to their respective elected federal lawmakers in Congress. The group of 25 music products industry professionals separated into eight groups, logging an unprecedented 73 meetings with elected officials and staffers.

The Advertising Council joined Americans for the Arts and The NAMM Foundation today to announce the launch of a new series of public service announcements (PSAs) designed to promote the benefits of arts education. The PSAs, part of the award-winning “The Arts. Ask for More.” campaign, will debut at Advertising that Changed a Nation, an exhibit opening this week at the New England Institute of Art in Brookline, Mass.

NAMM, the trade association of the international music products association, today announced the 26 recipients of The NAMM Foundation's 2008–2009 grants program, allocating more than $1.1 million in funding to support community music-making programs, scientific research on the effects of making music, and music programs for seniors and school-aged children.

NAMM, the 107-year-old trade association of the international music products industry, wants everyone to play an instrument just once. That’s why the not-for-profit organization is kicking off its first official National Wanna Play Music Week today through May 9 with an array of events to encourage everyone who has ever wanted to play music, and those who already do, to celebrate music and play along.

NAMM, the 107-year-old trade association of the international music products industry, is encouraging people who have always wished they could play an instrument or sing, but never pursued their dream, to compete in the organization’s Say You Wanna Play contest hosted on YouTube.

The NAMM Foundation today announced the results of the ninth annual “Best Communities for Music Education” survey, which includes 110 school districts across the United States. The designated programs exemplify community commitment to include music education as part of a quality education for all children. The NAMM Foundation and its music education advocacy efforts work to ensure that all children have access to quality music education programs that encourage lifelong participation in music making.

NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, today announced that May 5–9, 2008, will officially be known as Wanna Play Music Week, a time to recognize the vital role music and music education plays in the lives of all Americans.

The NAMM Foundation today announced the results of a recently published research study by Patricia Shehan Campbell, Ph.D., of the University of Washington as part of the Foundation’s "Sounds of Learning" research initiative.

NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, today announced its float, themed “Passport to the World of Making Music,” which was featured in the 119th Rose Parade on New Year's Day is highlighted in a free audio tour available for download at iTunes® and Amazon MP3.

NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, recently announced that it has collaborated with the association’s health care broker, Mercer, to offer NAMM Members a wide range of discount networks for savings on a variety of health services. Under the new Smart Business Interactive portal, www.namm.org/membership/health-care/, Members have access to: