The Coalition for Music Education

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We envision Canada as a country where the lives of all children are enriched by quality school music programs, and where their active participation in music is valued and supported in our communities. Our mission is to raise the awareness and understanding of the role that music education plays in Canadian culture, and to promote the benefits that music education brings to young people. Cosmo Music is a proud Gold Partner with the Coalition for Music Education in Canada.

OMEA – The Ontario Music Educators’ Association

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The Ontario Music Educators’ Association (OMEA), a non-profit organization that represents music educators in Ontario. One of our objectives is to "provide leadership in establishing and maintaining high standards of school music throughout Ontario & Canada". We participate in meetings with the Ministry of Education, the Ontario Teachers’ Federation Curriculum Forum, and the Ontario College of Teachers.

NAMM Foundation

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Advancing active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs from the international music products industry. Cosmo Music’s NAMM membership helps contribute to NAMM Foundation research. This important research has provided significant proof towards the importance of music in developing minds.

NAMM - National Association of Music Merchants

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NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), commonly called NAMM in reference to the organization's popular NAMM trade shows, is the not-for-profit association that promotes the pleasures and benefits of making music and strengthens the $17 billion global music products industry. NAMM serves as a hub for people wanting to seek out the newest innovations in musical products, recording technology, sound and lighting. NAMM's activities and programs are designed to promote music making to people of all ages. Cosmo Music is an active member of NAMM and sends a team of buyers and team leaders to trade shows on a yearly basis. Attending NAMM helps Cosmo Music stay on top of active trends and the newest and hottest items on the market in order to provide the latest and greatest to our customers.

Friends of Music Therapy in Support of the SickKids Foundation

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The Friends of Music Therapy Endowment Fund was established at SickKids Foundation to provide permanent support to the Music Therapy Program at The Hospital for Sick Children. This stable funding source will ensure this delivery of care to the palliative and cancer programs at SickKids, and enable the expansion of music therapy services to other areas such as organ transplantation, neonatal intensive care, adolescent medicine and more. The Cosmo Music team have chosen Sick Kids Foundation as their charity of choice. Any and all funds raised through staff events and/or customer promotions are contributed to this amazing program.

Music Alive - York Region

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Music Alive is now twelve years old as a region wide music festival that involves Public, Catholic, Private Schools and community musicians. It is unique in that it is a non-competitive, educational festival that offers participants the opportunity to receive a rating based on international standards. Music Alive spans over eight weeks after the March Break each year and it involves well over 14,000 musicians. It is financially supported by the private sector, school boards and participants. Music Alive is administered by a committee of volunteers drawn from industry, the community and our schools. Cosmo Music is a proud sponsor or Music Alive and its ongoing efforts to promote music through education within York Region.

Richmond Hill Board of Trade

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A Board of Trade is a non-profit organization with a mandate to promote and support local businesses. Businesses join a board of trade for many different reasons. The organization offers small businesses an established network as well as the opportunity to learn from more established colleagues. Cosmo Music is a proud member of the Board of Trade and won a prestigious Business Achievement Award in 2006 and 2017.

National Association of School Music Dealers

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The National Association of School Music Dealers (NASMD) represents retailers, manufacturers, and service providers who share a passion for helping school music students make music. Adapting to fit the needs of educators today, NASMD continues its dedication to serving the school music market, and advance the cause of music education. Cosmo Music is a proud member of NASMD to exercise our commitment to furthering music education.