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WASHINGTON WATCH NAMM Member Donation Supports Student Jazz Perfomers COMPANY PRESIDENT REFLECTS ON HIS POSITIVE ExPERIENCE WITH SCHOOL MUSIC NAMM Member company Hamilton Stands donated musical equipment to the Morgan Park High School Jazz Ensemble in support of their recent performance at the annual fundraising gala of the National PTA, held in Chicago. National PTA President Jan Harp-Domene, who served as an honorary Grand Marshal of the Petiot Parade at the 2008 NAMM Show, is a champion for music and arts education nationwide. “Being an active musician some 40 years later, I owe my lifetime of satisfaction and joy from music making to my beginning experience in 5th grade at the public school I attended,” says Bill Carpenter, president of Hamilton Stands. “For many like me, receiving music education through our schools is a life-changing and life-defining opportunity that I wish to be available to as many students as possible. For this reason, I continue to support music education. I am pleased that Hamilton Stands was able to contribute to the experience of the Morgan Park High School Jazz Ensemble as they performed at the National PTA Gala.” SupportMusic Coalition Hosts Teleconference at the NAMM Show LIVE TOWN HALL DISCUSSES CURRENT ISSUES FOR MUSIC AND ARTS EDUCATION SupportMusic Coalition affiliates attending the NAMM Show will gather on January 15 for a live town hall teleconference on the future of music and arts education. Mary Luehrsen, executive director of the NAMM Foundation, will host a panel discussion with Dr. Willie Hill, former president of MENC and IAJE and director of the Performing Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Anne Bryant, executive director of the National School Boards Association, who will also be recognized as an honorary Grand Marshal of the Fernand L. Petiot Marching Band at the day’s NAMM University Breakfast Session. Liyana, a musical performing group from Zimbabwe, will provide entertainment during the town hall meeting, courtesy of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus. The SupportMusic Coalition is led by NAMM and MENC, the National Association for Music Education, and represents more than 200 arts organizations and NAMM Member companies united in support of a complete education that includes music and arts instruction for every child. WINTER 2009 21 http://www.supportmusic.com

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Playback - Winter 2009 Contents From the President NAMM Events Music in the News A New Year... a New Look at Technology Commercial Retail Reps in the Field Washington Watch International New Domestic Members NAMM Foundation Music Notes Resources Viewpoint

Playback - Winter 2009

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