Pandemic Reflections on the Future of Music: Education, Creation, Performance & Business

An Evening of Panel Discussions
Featuring Music Leaders
Monday, March 14, 2022

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Symposium Host: Charles J Sanders, NMC Chair

Music Education
Moderated by James Weaver
NMC President, NFHS Director of Performing Arts
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Chris Woodside
Executive Director, National Association for Music Education

Music Industry
Moderated by Deirdre Chadwick
Executive Director, BMI Classical, BMI Foundation President

Live Performance
Moderated by Dan Beck
Trustee, Music Performance Trust Fund

Music Creators
Moderated by Nina Ossoff
Songwriter and Educator

Meet Our Panelists

INTRODUCTION

EDUCATION PANEL

INDUSTRY PANEL

PERFORMANCE PANEL

CREATOR PANEL

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The National Music Council of the United States endorses the 5 Music Rights of the International Music Council.

JOIN US IN CREATING A HISTORIC DATABASE OF
PANDEMIC EXPERIENCES IN THE MUSIC COMMUNITY

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

DOWNLOAD NMC's EMMY AWARD WINNING PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR RESPECTING CREATOR'S RIGHTS (2:30)

NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL AND MPA INTRODUCE INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM ON THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPECTING CREATORS’ RIGHTS

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The National Music Council

Founded in 1940 and chartered by the 84th Congress in 1956, the National Music Council represents the United States to the International Music Council. The Council acts as a clearing house for the joint opinion and decision of its members and is dedicated to strengthening the importance of music in our life and culture.