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NAMM serves its members by tracking, engaging and educating on matters of public policy, based on three priorities: Business Compliance, Music Education Advocacy and Workforce Development. We represent the interests of the music products industry through virtual and in-person advocacy campaigns, such as the NAMM Music Education D.C. Fly-In. Members are invited to participate in trade, sustainability and music education advocacy working groups, as well as in educational webinars and advocacy efforts. Contact us for more information.

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NAMM Statement on U.S. Department of Education Program Transfers

December 12, 2025 The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) strongly opposes the Trump Administration's decision to transfer critical U.S. Department of Education (ED) programs to other federal agencies through six new interagency agreements. This fragmentation of educational programs threatens the coordinated federal support that ensures students across America have equitable access to comprehensive music and arts education. The recent transfers include moving Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) and Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) programs to the ...

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The Road to CITES

November 12, 2025 NAMM and our collaborators at the League of American Orchestras facilitated unprecedented international collaboration since the last meeting of the Conference of the Par...
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Tariffs Explained

November 12, 2025 The current U.S. tariff landscape represents one of the most complex and legally contentious trade policy frameworks in modern American history. Rather than a single, un...

Music IS Education

NAMM is a proud founding member of the Music IS Education Coalition, which officially launched in conjunction with National Arts in Education Week in September. The Coalition is a state- ...

Support Music Education Funding

On May 30, President Trump released full details about his administration’s FY 2026 budget proposal. Cuts to federal education, including the consolidation of 18 formula and competitive g...

NAMM Launches SupportMusic Coalition to Strengthen Grassroots Music Advocacy Nationwide

NAMM’s SupportMusic Coalition is an initiative to empower NAMM members to advocate for music education at the national, state and local levels. Music education programs currently face cha...
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Music Industry and Music Education Working Together to Meet New Challenges

NAMM and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) presented a special webinar on August 12 on how the music industry and the music education profession are working together to...