Karl Bruhn is recognized as the father of the modern-day music and arts education advocacy movement. After a long career as a senior executive at Yamaha Corporation, Karl was NAMM’s first director of Market Development, where he imagined and then led the National Commission for Music Education in 1990, the predecessor to the National Coalition for Music Education, whose work ultimately led to the arts being named a core subject in 1994.

Our “Karl B.” advocacy assistant was inspired by the work of this legendary music advocate and is based on many of his advocacy strategies that have withstood the test of time and continue to have an impact on millions of students.

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