A field report from a day at NAMM 2026, with an overview of the show, the people and products being showcased on the floor of the exhibition, and observations about the latest trends.

New post! A field report from a day at NAMM 2026, with an overview of the show, the people and products being showcased on the floor of the exhibition, and observations about the latest trends.

At the 2026 NAMM Show, Chris Swaffer outlined Fender’s recent software realignment, bringing Studio One (now Studio One Pro) and Notion Mobile (now simply Notion) together under the Fender Studio umbrella, with a strong emphasis on tighter integration and a clearer experience for users.

At the 2026 NAMM Show, Sebastian Murgul, co-founder and CEO of klang.io, gave a live demo of the software, with a performance by Jan Henning on a double-necked guitar, showing off klang.io's capabilities.

At the 2026 NAMM Show, Amanda Bothwell talks about My Music Staff, a complete studio management solution geared specifically to help music teachers effectively manager their business.

At the 2026 NAMM Show, MakeMusic's general manager Heath Mathews gets us up to speed with what the company is doing in the world of educational assessment tools and publishing, with the Alfred Music catalog as a source for material.

At the 2026 NAMM Show, Piascore's founder Hiroyuki Koike demonstrates the product's AI-assisted music practice feature, and talks about its use of MusicXML to facilitate interactivity.

Welcome to the 2026 NAMM Show! Stay tuned to Scoring Notes for more coverage.

The 2026 NAMM Show exhibits will take place from Thursday, January 22 through Saturday, January 24, 2026, at the Anaheim Convention Center. We’ll have coverage from the show.

New post! The 2026 NAMM Show exhibits will take place from Thursday, January 22 through Saturday, January 24, 2026, at the Anaheim Convention Center. We’ll have coverage from the show.