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THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NEGRO MUSICIANS, INC.

ITS PURPOSES
ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM


The National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. is an organization that had its beginning May 3, 1919 in Washington, D.C. at a temporary initial conference of Negro Musicians under the leadership of Henry Grant and Nora Holt. Its first national convention was held in Chicago, Illinois in the same year. It is an organization supported by people of cultural ideals and music groups of high standard, all of whom care deeply enough for the fine art of music and for musical culture throughout the country to lend their support and influence to one of the most powerful forces of spiritual and cultural development. In NANM, educators and professional musicians share their musical knowledge, amateurs and enthusiasts grow in their musical enjoyment, and people of all ages come together to participate in the total experience that is music.

PURPOSE

• To assist in maintaining a world in which all people may live in peace and harmony

• To develop world-wide love and appreciation of traditional and contemporary Negro Music.

• To foster a larger public appreciation for education in good music as preparation for the advent of real Negro genius.

• To encourage the use of Negro Folk Themes as a basis for compositions.

• To resist the desecration of Negro spirituals.

• To develop higher professional standards through lectures, conferences, and conventions.

• To promote the exchange of ideas and a spirit of fellowship among musicians.

• To create wider opportunities for Negro artists and musicians.

• To discover, encourage, and assist the cultivation of musical gifts among talented, deserving Negro youth through such activities as will extend the influence of music as a necessary and inspiring element in the life of the people.

• To establish and maintain a fund for scholarship.


ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM

NANM provides assistance, performance opportunities and black cultural awareness to serious music students. Its concern is with all aspects of music performance, teaching, arts management, jazz, gospel and varied musical interests of its members.

NANM holds a national convention in a different city each year, offering a chance to participate in workshops, seminars, lectures and performances.

NANM invites the professional artist, the educator, the student, the amateur, the lover of music -YOU- to become a part of this organization’s "PRIDE IN A CULTURAL HERITAGE". YOUR membership in this organization will help ensure that talented musicians, especially those of African descent, will always be included in the main stream of the arts.