Extra Daylight Savings Time Hour Affords Potential Musicians with 'Time to Play'

Extra Daylight Savings Time Hour Affords Potential Musicians with 'Time to Play'

Participating Music Stores Will Stay Open an Extra Hour on Sunday, November 1

CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a 2009 Gallup Poll, conducted by NAMM, the trade association of the music products industry, the most common reason given by people as to why they do not play a musical instrument is "not enough time." With 85 percent of the population wishing they could play and Daylight Savings Time ending, Americans will soon have an extra hour to spend.

And how will they spend it? As part of its national Wanna Play? public awareness campaign, NAMM encourages people of all ages to spend that extra hour playing music - choosing a musical instrument, taking a music lesson, learning a holiday song or even composing an original tune.

As part of the "Time to Play" promotion, participating NAMM retailers will keep their doors open an extra hour to give consumers their "Time to Play." To see a full list of "Time to Play" fun facts including what can be accomplished musically in just one hour, visit wannaplaymusic.com.

NAMM's Wanna Play campaign

The Wanna Play? campaign from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) was designed to connect people of all ages and skill levels with the proven, powerful benefits of playing musical instruments. For more information, please visit wannaplaymusic.com.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Jessica del Mundo or Anne Lowery - GolinHarris
Public Relations | Phone: 213-623-4200
jdelmundo@golinharris.com or alowery@golinharris.com

Kymberly Drake - NAMM
Public Relations | Phone: 760-438-8007, ext. 162
kymberlyd@namm.org

Source: NAMM

CONTACT: Jessica del Mundo, jdelmundo@golinharris.com or Anne Lowery,
alowery@golinharris.com, both of GolinHarris, +1-213-623-4200, for NAMM, or
Kymberly Drake of NAMM, +1-760-438-8007, ext. 162, kymberlyd@namm.org

Web Site: http://www.wannaplaymusic.com/

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