The NAMM Show Highlights the Latest for Music Educators and Students

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) has an annual show. Now, you may think this is only for music industry insiders, but you’d be wrong. Yes, there are mind-blowing exhibits featuring everything under the sun connected with making music. But did you know NAMM has made you a priority?

Check out these ongoing programs focused on your needs.

Best Communities for Music Education
A program of The NAMM Foundation that recognizes and celebrates schools and districts for their support and commitment to music education and efforts to assure access to music for all students as part of a well-rounded education.

Community Music Making
A NAMM Foundation program that promotes the pleasures and benefits of making music.

Day of Service
Each year The NAMM Foundation invites NAMM members to participate in an annual Day of Service in Anaheim, CA (January) or Washington, D.C. (May) that supports the initiative of providing every child in those districts the opportunity for a well-rounded education that includes music.

GenNext
GenNext is a collaboration between The NAMM Foundation and The College Music Society (CMS) that offers students and faculty access to The NAMM Show.

Make Music Day
An annual celebration that occurs each June 21 when people in more than 700 cities around the world make music together on the summer solstice.

NAMM Music Education Advocacy D.C. Fly-In
Each spring, NAMM members gather in Washington, D.C. to serve as advocates for the right of every child to learn and grow with music by visiting their elected representatives on Capitol Hill.

SupportMusic Coalition
The SupportMusic Coalition supports NAMM members and their networks working on state-level music and arts education advocacy efforts.

Women of NAMM
Women of NAMM (WoN) is dedicated to increasing female representation in the industry.

Still not convinced? Here are some of the presentations planned for this year’s show.

Build, Sustain & Expand Your Music Education Ecosystem
Wind Instrument Maintenance Solutions That Keep Students Playing
Designing a 21st Century Audio Curriculum
Strengthening School Music Programs by Leveraging Data
Artist Development & Management
Using Children’s Literature in the Music Classroom
Exploring Music Production Software Through Collaborative Pedagogy
Basics of Audio for the Music Educator
Network with the Pros: Quick Tips for Having a Career in the Music Industry
The Geometry of Music Career Planning: Building the Arcs
Towards a New Paradigm in Performance Programs
Teaching Strings Today for Maximum Engagement
Free Virtual Instruments & Plugins: Classroom Music Production Advancements
Booster Uke!
Pan Appreciation: How to Start a Steel Pan Program
Teach Music Inclusively So Every Learner Shines!
Career Opportunities in the Music Products Industry
Orchestral Strings Instrument Maintenance Solutions That Keep Students Playing
Performing with Technology
Songwriters, Composers, Producers: Level Up Your Business
AI & Music Production: What You Need to Know
A Complete Music Program with Just 4 Strings
DAWs and Re/Mixing as Participatory Music-Making
NAMM-CMS GenNext Fellows’ Collective Experience: Empowering Musicians and Educators
Public Education Funding for YOU and ALL Students
Preparing the Next Generation of Music Industry Professionals
Network with the Pros: Quick Tips for Having a Career in the Entertainment Technology Industry
Teach Music Tech and Entrepreneurship Through the Lens of The Music Industry
Teaching with Authenticity: Examining Music’s Historic and Contemporary Cultural Traditions
Unlocking Federal Funding to Support and Expand Your Music Program
Find Your Inner Rock Star with Guitar
Responsive Curriculum: Establishing Inclusive Community Culture
What to Do with the Guitarist in Your Jazz Band
Grand Rally for Music Education (NAMM U Breakfast Session)
Combatting the Teacher Shortage: The Choose to Teach Video Series
Engage Your Students with Activities for Social Emotional Learning
From College to Career: LACM Grads Transition to Working in the Music Industry
Musical Relevance: Transform your Classroom Using Modern Music Styles and Tools
Use Entrepreneurship to Teach Career Preparation
SheRocksIt: Women in Music Share Career Insights
Mariachi! Develop a Thriving, Relevant Program
Teaching Contemporary Music Production
Network with the Pros: Quick Tips for Having a Career in the Music Industry
Deconstructing Steely Dan: Recording Fundamentals for Your Students with Mike Lawson
Careers in Music: Tools and Resources to Support Students
Ukulele Today: Music Forever
From College to Colleague
The Mighty Jamstik: MIDI Guitar in the Classroom
The 3 P’s of Ukulele: Planning, Practice, Performance
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: UDL, Adaptations and Disability
Effective Music Tech Activities & Projects to Support SEL
Popular Music Education and Modern Band
Network with the Pros: Quick Tips for Having a Career in the Music Industry
Teaching Guitar Through Popular Music Education
Composing Music for Immersive Environments and Interactive Media
Securing the Bag: Going from Intern to Full Time!
The New Teacher: Survival Tips for the First Few Years
Music Beyond Barriers: Adaptive Instruments & Technology for Disabilities
Working with Your School’s Business Office
Integrating Hip-Hop into Music Education
Teaching Digital Natives: Supporting Today’s Students in Learning Music Technology
The Music Educator’s Guide to Building Corporate Partnership
Weaving Culturally Responsive SEL in Choral Class
Teaching Ukulele Through Popular Music Education
Copyright Compliance and the Music Classroom