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Spotlights, Weekly Columns, Interviews and more from the Great American Songbook Foundation family!

9/17/2020
An exhibit devoted to Meredith Willson’s (creator of The Music Man) long career in entertainment from its humble beginnings in Mason City, Iowa. This exhibit features materials from the Meredith Willson collection housed in the Songbook Foundation’s archives.
9/17/2020
An exhibit devoted to Meredith Willson’s (creator of The Music Man) long career in entertainment from its humble beginnings in Mason City, Iowa. This exhibit features materials from the Meredith Willson collection housed in the Songbook Foundation’s archives.
9/15/2020
Welcome to Teaching Notes - a blog series written by a teacher to help other teachers #TeachtheSongbook. 
9/15/2020
Welcome to Teaching Notes - a blog series written by a teacher to help other teachers #TeachtheSongbook. 
9/14/2020
We invite you to explore the story of politics on the American stage from Gershwin's 'Of Thee I Sing' to Lin Manuel-Miranda's 'Hamilton: An American Musical'.
9/14/2020
We invite you to explore the story of politics on the American stage from Gershwin's 'Of Thee I Sing' to Lin Manuel-Miranda's 'Hamilton: An American Musical'.
9/12/2020
The Andrews Sisters. The name conjures indelible images: soldiers listening to a jukebox in the canteen; packed theaters with rabid fans jitterbugging in the aisles; and a brass-voiced trio of lanky women in chiffon dresses and bouffant hairdos.
9/12/2020
The Andrews Sisters. The name conjures indelible images: soldiers listening to a jukebox in the canteen; packed theaters with rabid fans jitterbugging in the aisles; and a brass-voiced trio of lanky women in chiffon dresses and bouffant hairdos.
8/18/2020
Many of the Songbook Academy alumni are singer-songwriters. Check out your new favorite artists.
8/18/2020
Many of the Songbook Academy alumni are singer-songwriters. Check out your new favorite artists.
8/17/2020
Meet some of our friends in the Nonprofit world and bookmark some of these amazing opportunities for you and yours to keep the music playing at home in honor of #NationalNonprofitDay!
8/17/2020
Meet some of our friends in the Nonprofit world and bookmark some of these amazing opportunities for you and yours to keep the music playing at home in honor of #NationalNonprofitDay!