Strengthening the importance of music in our life and culture since 1940 N E W S L E T T E R Winter 2013 30th ANNIVERSARY AMERICAN EAGLE N E W S L E T AWARDS CELEBRATE MUSIC LEGENDS JUDY COLLINS, T E R PAUL SHAFFER AND THEODORE BIKEL N E W S L E T GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD AND CORPORATE EAGLE AWARD PRESENTED TO SONNY FOX AND T E R CRACKER BARREL COUNTRY STORE Paul Shaffer and Judy Collins N EThe coveted W American S EagleL Award E is T presented annually to celebrate long-term contribution to the nation’s musical culture T Eand heritage.R This year’s affair was the 30th anniversary celebration of the American Eagle awards. Additional awards were given to children’s television icon Sonny Fox for his lifetime support of music and arts access for children and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store for its Theodore Bikel with Merima Kljuço active support of country music for over forty years. Music legends Theodore Bikel, Judy Collins, and Paul Shaffer were honored with 2012 The presentations included tributes to the American Eagle Awards by the National honorees by a host of musical greats Music Council at a symposium and luncheon including Ben E. King, Martha Wash, event held at New York City’s Hard Rock Merima Kljuço, Sheldon Harnick and Peter Café on Tuesday, November 27. Yarrow. The Council's annual Leadership in Music Symposium preceded the awards and Clive Davis, Van Cliburn, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Morton Gould, Dave Brubeck, Marian Anderson, Max Roach, Lena Horne, Roy Clark, Elliott Carter, Roberta Peters, Odetta, Leonard Slatkin, Stephen Sondheim, Sesame Street, Peter Yarrow, Hard Rock Cafe and VH1 Save the Music Foundation. Judy Collins & Sonny Fox (Photo: M David Etra) featured an interview and question and answer session with the honorees. Excerpts from the symposium and awards event will be posted on the Council’s website throughout the year. Dr. David Sanders, director of the National Music Council, notes that the individual recipients were being honored, “not just for the incredible gifts they have given generations of music lovers throughout the world with their creative output… but also Ben E King & NMC director David Sanders for their dedication to encouraging young present to Paul Shaffer (Photo: Robbie Michaels) musicians – and potential musicians – through their great support and commitment Through the cooperative work of its member to music education.” organizations, the National Music Council promotes and supports music and music The event also debuted an animation created education as an integral part of the curricula by the NMC and the Music Publishers in the schools of our nation, and in the lives Association of the United States as part of a of its citizens. The Council provides for the primary school lesson plan that encourages exchange of information and coordination of kids to think about the ramifications of efforts among its member organizations and taking other people’s creative work. Sanders speaks with one voice for the music introduced the work as “part of a world-wide community whenever an authoritative effort by creators to change the narrative in expression of opinion is desirable. terms of fostering an understanding that the online protection of creative work enhances The National Music Council is celebrating its freedom of speech and the marketplace of 72nd Anniversary as a forum for the free ideas, rather than encroaching on them.“ discussion of this country’s national music affairs and challenges. Past American Eagle Award recipients include Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, 2 Join the NMC Come early for music by Latin-GRAMMY– nominated jazz guitarist, music education Arts Advocacy Day advocate and former N.Y. Yankee Bernie Delegation on Capitol Hill Williams. Take6, the most-awarded a cappella vocal group in history, will make a The 2012 election has made a dramatic special guest appearance. Take6 also impact on Congress with more than 80 new performed at the launch of SupportMusic members of Congress taking office in early from the National Press Club in Washington January. The next Congress will renew the DC in 2003, and returns to celebrate music focus on reducing the federal deficit and education. creating jobs, and it is imperative that arts advocates work together to craft a policy According to Mary Luehrsen, NAMM agenda that supports our nonprofit arts sector director of public affairs and government and arts education. relations, who has guided the development of the Coalition since its creation, the webinar The National Music Council supports marks the beginning of a new decade filled Americans for the Arts as a National with renewed purpose and passion. “This live CoSponsor of Arts Advocacy Day. Contact event is not to be missed – either in person at NMC Director David Sanders to join our the NAMM Show, or via live webcast,” team on Capitol Hill on April 9th. Luehrsen said. “It is a celebration of 10 years of advocacy effort, but most importantly, For more information on Arts Advocacy Day propels us into the next 10!” 2013, Click Here SupportMusic was formed in 2003 by NAMM in collaboration with the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). A public service initiative that educates and SupportMusic Celebrates supports grassroots advocacy for music 10th Anniversary of education in local communities around the Advocacy with Webcast at United States and abroad, SupportMusic unites 340 national, regional and the 2013 NAMM Show international organizations comprised of parents and community leaders seeking to Carlsbad, Calif., January 14, 2013—Marking improve access and opportunity in music and 10 years of advocacy for music education, arts learning. Tens of thousands of concerned the NAMM Foundation’s SupportMusic citizens visit the website every month and Coalition will gather at a celebration event use its resources to keep music education and live webcast from NAMM Show 2013 strong in their schools and communities. on Friday, January 25. The event features performances and special-guest appearances. The Coalition’s website, SupportMusic.com, offers resources, research information and All music education supporters are tools, including bilingual advocacy materials encouraged to attend SupportMusic’s 10th and PowerPoint documents that can be used Anniversary event to be held at 2 p.m. in the for presentations and monthly updates on NAMM Foundation Lounge located in the best practices in community advocacy for Anaheim Hilton’s California Ballroom. Joe music education. Over the years, music Lamond, NAMM president and CEO will education supporters and advocates, serve as guest moderator. 3 including NAMM members, parents, school philanthropic giving and public service administrators and music teachers, have programs from the international music turned to SupportMusic.com for policy products industry. For more information updates and resources to keep music about the NAMM Foundation, please visit education strong in their communities. www.nammfoundation.org. “For the last decade, the SupportMusic About NAMM Coalition has promoted a proactive, positive The National Association of Music approach to celebrating music education, and Merchants (NAMM) is the not-for-profit local support for music education is association with a mission to strengthen the growing,” Luehrsen said. “The community of $17 billion music products industry and advocates in the Coalition inform and promote the pleasures and benefits of making support each other; it is a network that cares music. NAMM's activities and programs are deeply about children and education and the designed to promote music making to people vital role that music plays in a complete of all ages. NAMM is comprised of education for all children. Our 10th approximately 9,000 Member companies anniversary celebrates the contributions of so located in more than 87 countries. For more many – and revs us up for the next decade of information about NAMM or the proven advocacy.” benefits of making music, interested parties can visit www.namm.org, call In addition to a performance by the legendary 800.767.NAMM (6266) or follow the a cappella group Take6, Governor Mike organization on Facebook, Twitter and Huckabee will be on hand to participate in YouTube. the 10th Anniversary Celebration as well as many of SupportMusic’s founders. John Mahlmann, former executive director of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), Michael Butera, executive Call for Contributions director of NAfME, Steve West of West Music and former Chairman of NAMM, and The 5th IMC World Forum on Mike Blakeslee, COO of NAfME are among Music: Sustaining Music, special guests and music education advocates Engaging Communities participating in the event the NAMM Foundation Lounge. The International Music Council invites proposals for the 5th IMC World Forum on The SupportMusic Coalition is building a Music, 21-24 November 2013 in Brisbane, proactive and unified approach to federal, Australia. The program of the four-day event state and local level advocacy for music will primarily revolve around the key education as a core academic subject in conditions for a vibrant and diverse musical schools. The coalition is united in its support future for the planet: issues of sustainability of a complete education that includes music in general, and particularly engaging people and arts instruction for all children. in listening to, making and creating music. The NAMM Foundation is a nonprofit From different perspectives, these are organization with the mission of advancing concerns for every aspect of the music sector active participation in music making across represented within the wider network of the the lifespan by supporting scientific research, International Music Council: music 4 education, the recording industry, technical NCCAS, a coalition of nine national arts and and online enterprises, festivals, orchestras, education organizations, is committed to opera companies, community organizations, developing a next generation of voluntary, music therapists, policy makers, music researched-based arts education standards journalists, researchers, NGOs and that will build on the foundation created by governments.