“The National Music Council of the United States joins the International Music Council and its regional group for Europe, the European Music Council, in expressing solidarity with our brave Ukrainian colleagues and the Ukrainian people under the current deplorable circumstances of invasion and war. We also support our Russian colleagues who are engaged in protest against this barbaric invasion of Ukraine at great personal and professional risk. We are deeply concerned about the lasting consequences of the war for the entire world, and the threats that it represents for human and cultural rights, and we pledge to do all we can to be of assistance to all of our friends and colleagues in these horrifying times."

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U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Calls on States, Districts, & Higher Ed Institutions to Address Nationwide Teacher Shortage & Bolster Student Recovery with American Rescue Plan Funds.


The National Music Council applauds US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on his call to use American Rescue Plan funds to bolster student recovery. NMC encourages states, districts and higher education institutions to make music and the arts a big part of this effort!
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New World Trade Agreement Will Continue to Protect Music Creators


The National Music Council of the United States, along with its music community colleagues, is extremely gratified that its efforts to curb the illegitimate expansion of the fair use doctrine in various foreign nations during the global pandemic have met with success!
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The NMC Pandemic Memory Database


The US and global music communities have suffered through two difficult years of a viral pandemic that took the lives of nearly a million of our fellow Americans, well over five million lives worldwide, and crushed the livelihoods of tens of millions more.  As we know, with a music economy based upon live performance and socially close collaboration among creators, educators and business people, our industry was affected far more than most.
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THE NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES AN HISTORIC VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM REFLECTING ON THE TWO-YEAR IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE MUSIC COMMUNITY


U.S. Music Leaders to Present “Pandemic Reflections on The Future of Music: Education, Creation, Performance and Business” Public Education Webinar on Monday, March 14, 2022.
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The National Music Council Supports MIOSM!


For more than 30 years, March has been officially designated by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) for the observance of Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®), the time of year when music education becomes the focus of schools across the nation.

The purpose of MIOSM is to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children – and to remind citizens that school is where all children should have access to
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COVID-19 Rehearsal and Performance Guideline Update


The National Music Council and an unprecedented coalition of performing arts organizations joined forces in 2020 to commission a study on the effects of COVID-19 on the safe return to music rehearsal and performance spaces. This Performing Arts Aerosol Study has just released updated guidelines for February
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National Music Council’s Spring 2022 Newsletter


As we are excited to welcome the new year, we must reflect on the past two years and the impact they had on music. 2020 saw the shutdown of music performance, education, and a change in how we approach intellectual property in the United States and throughout the world.
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November is Music Fairness Awareness Month: NMC Call to Action


The National Music Council encourages you to add your name on the message below to legislators, and to share this message on social media. It is a quick and easy way to call attention to this important issue for the entire music community.
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National Music Council Honors Take 6 and Music Educators of America With Annual American Eagle Awards


July 19, 2021 — The National Music Council honored iconic a cappella group Take 6, and in an unprecedented move, presented the prestigious American Eagle Award to all music educators across America for their extraordinary service during the pandemic, at the organization’s 37th annual ceremony on Thursday, July 15 at Summer NAMM in Nashville.  The honors are presented each year in recognition of those who have made long-term contributions to
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The National Music Council of the United States endorses the 5 Music Rights of the International Music Council.

THANK YOU To Music Educators And Administrators For Keeping Music Alive During COVID

 

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