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President Innovation Award

The NAMM Foundation Announces The 2017 President’s Innovation Award Recipients

"It was life changing. NAMM is filled with professionals in the music industry, which creates endless networking opportunities. I left NAMM more motivated than ever to further my career within the music industry."-Jeremy McCool, Western Illinois University, 1st year, Graduate Student

Gard Scholarship Award Recipient, Kelly Riordan, Reflects on Working for A NAMM Retailer

As a Gard Scholarship Award Recipient in 2016, Kelly Riordan gained experience in the music products industry, working with NAMM Member Hartland Music. While there, she was able to learn about and connect with the industry firsthand, selling music products and running a large conservatory.

A Past NAMM Innovation Award Student Shares Her Success

As a President’s Innovation Award Winner in 2015, Rebecca Scholldorf attended her first NAMM Show in Anaheim, where she was able to learn about and connect with the industry firsthand. We followed up with Rebecca to discuss her experience at The NAMM Show and life after college.

A Look Into Dallas Wind Symphony’s Band Camp: By Alum, Juan Alonso

The NAMM Foundation supports their summer band camp that provides at-risk and underserved students from the Dallas Independent School District the chance to attend a unique summer band camp presented by the professional musicians of The Dallas Wind Symphony.

The NAMM Foundation Grants $600k to Music Education Programs

The NAMM Foundation has announced that through the remainder of the 2016, the organization will make $600,000 in grants to 18 music education programs.

Chasing Opportunity: How The President’s Innovation Award Changes Lives

Jon Giroux was a President’s Innovation Award Winner in 2013 and attended both 2013 and 2014 NAMM shows and worked as with a D'Addario intern in their booth at the exhibit hall.

NAMM Foundation Boosts Music Education in High-Risk Schools

Grants totaling $142,550 support budding arts programs designed to help turnaround low-achieving schools

Today’s Student, Tomorrow’s Music Retailer

Brandon Eckroth is one of seven hard-working students who have earned the William R. Gard Memorial Scholarship for 2015

NAMM Foundation Rewards Industry-Driven Students with William R. Gard Scholarship

Awards help bolster the music products industry by assisting future leaders with costs of college

Changing Lives through Music: The Community Opus Project

Every day, The NAMM Foundation helps to create more active music makers by supporting organizations that share NAMM’s mission. One such group is the Community Opus Program in San Diego, Calif., where they offer hope to struggling kids like Bruno Bello.

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