We are proud to announce the support of the NAMM Foundation as well as two new partners, I Heart Songwriting Club and Together Sing, for Make Music Day 2025.
Make Music Australia, a program run by the Australian Music Association, has been named as one of 32 grant recipients of The NAMM Foundation, from six countries and 29 states of the US. “With generous financial support from NAMM and independent donors, the Foundation has charted a course to become the largest and most philanthropically impactful music foundations of its kind,” said Julia Rubio, executive director of The NAMM Foundation. “We are proud to support organizations that demonstrate a significant commitment to the creation of more music makers and music industry careers, especially in communities that traditionally lack these opportunities.”
Since 2014, I Heart Songwriting Club (IHSC) has been helping songwriters around the world to write their best songs yet! With over 30,000 songs written by over 1500 songwriters from 30 countries around the world, it’s no wonder entire albums have been written, ARIA awards have been nominated and many career has been launched from this simple writing club.
IHSC is a global community of passionate songwriters, who love to help and inspire people to become great songwriters. Our guidance, tools, and inspirational songwriting tips will show you just what you can achieve and who you can become, as you write the songs you’ve always dreamed of creating.
The aim of Together Sing is to raise awareness of the value of Music Education and singing together to improve mental health and wellbeing.
Together Sing is a culminating week-long event during Mental Health Week. Participating schools and community groups sing a song specifically composed for the occasion. Digital downloads including lyrics, audio files, scores and other support material are available for all registered participants free of charge. Together Sing is based on volunteer effort and partners, coordinated by Kodály Qld.
About the grants
NAMM Foundation grants serve to underscore the Foundation’s mission to advance participation in music making and offer quality access to all people. As one of 32 recipients, the Australian Music Association will utilise the resource to support the organization’s mission to actively promote the benefits of participation and education in music throughout the community and to work to increase the number of active music makers in Australia. Read more about the recipients.
About the Australian Music Association
The Australian Music Association (AMA) represents and furthers the interests of the Music Products industry which is a network of wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers and associated services for musical instruments, print music, consumer pro audio & lighting and music technology. The AMA advocates for music making and industry issues, publishes industry statistics and provides commercial member benefits, as well as promoting music making through events like the Melbourne Guitar Show and Make Music Day Australia. For more information, see www.australianmusic.asn.au
About The NAMM Foundation
Since 2006, The NAMM Foundation has been guided by its commitment to social responsibility in its efforts to create more music makers worldwide. Inspired by the generosity of the music products industry, The National Association of Music Merchants launched this philanthropic arm to serve its mission of strengthening the music products industry and promoting the pleasures and benefits of making music. For more information, see www.nammfoundation.org
About NAMM
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the not-for-profit association with a mission to strengthen the $19.5 billion music products industry and promote the pleasures and benefits of making music. NAMM is comprised of over 10,000 global member companies and individual professionals representing a global workforce of over 475,000 employees. In addition to The NAMM Show and NAMM’s member services, The NAMM Foundation advances active participation in music-making across the lifespan of learning. For more information about NAMM, please visit www.namm.org.
