by Sharon Bryant, NAMM This spring The NAMM Foundation recognized 583 school districts and 135 schools in 41 states as Best Communities for Music Education (BCME). In its 19th year, NAMM’s BCME program recognizes the outstanding efforts of teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made music education part of the curriculum. Designations …
By Andrea Pelloquin, West Music Company Last spring the NAMM Foundation created the SWIM Fund, which stands for Strong Women in Music. The fund was created to support women in the music products industry in the development of their leadership skills and aspirations. The fund will support women by providing the following: Professional development opportunities …
by Andrea Pelloquin, West Music Company June 21st was Make Music Day in more than 800 cities in more than 120 countries, celebrating the love of making music in our communities. Events are free and open to anyone who wants to participate. Our RPMDA member organizations took advantage of the occasion to showcase both the …
by Elliot Wessel, Schmitt Music We’re working in a reputation-based business. We say that all the time. So often our success or failure depends on the relationships we’ve built and maintained and hopefully grown over the years. Reputation is so important. If you haven’t been following pop culture at all, Taylor Swift’s new album is …
Greetings from the Land of Sky Blue Waters! We’re excited for the 2018 RPMDA convention, being held here in Minneapolis next Spring! First of all, thanks again to everyone who voted for Sheet Music Day at this past year’s Best Ideas RPMDA Convention session. I really think this idea has a lot of potential as …
Below is the first installment of Best Ideas entries from the Best Ideas Session at the 2017 RPMDA Convention in Atlanta. Thanks to Tim Cose, of Hal Leonard for collecting and compiling the first installment. Wine Club for Piano Music Krista Hart, Alfred Music Subscription box series are all the rage right now – you …