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Announcing Our Partnership with NFHS!

by | Oct 17, 2024

The School Music License Team is thrilled to announce a new partnership with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). NFHS is the national leader and advocate for high school athletics as well as fine and performing arts programs. 

Within their 51 member state associations (including Washington, DC), they serve 19,500 high schools and more than 12 million young people. NFHS believes in the importance of the School Music License service and provides guidance on a multitude of national issues.

Are you new to our service? New customers can take advantage of this new partnership and receive 10% off their first license purchase with code NFHS10.

Read the full press release below!

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To learn more about our colleagues at NFHS, please visit their website.

     

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    • Brenna C. Horn-Cronin serves as Executive General Manager of School Music License. Combining her passions for arts management, music, hospitality, and education, she leads School Music License by helping schools make the most of their arts and athletics programs. She is also the recipient of the 2026 Music Publishers Association Arnold Broido Award for Copyright Advocacy. Prior to this role, she served as General Manager of ONE LICENSE, ensuring that tens of thousands of churches around the world secured their music copyright licensing permissions. She has been with GIA Publications since 2016. She has a heart for social justice, grassroots community building, and servant leadership. In addition to her certification as a Teaching Artist, she’s also a decades long Yoga Instructor, specifically serving special populations. Brenna currently serves as the Sponsorship Chair for the Board of the Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association, previously served as the Theatre for Young Audiences representative on the Board of Directors for the Illinois Theatre Association, and supports the education justice efforts for young women in Rwanda through Africa New Life, an organization that works with families still recovering from the generational trauma of genocide. Brenna lives in Chicago, Illinois, with her wife and family and is a proud alumna of Northwestern University (MSLCE, Summa Cum Laude) and Western Michigan University (BA). 

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    Brenna C. Horn-Cronin

    Brenna C. Horn-Cronin

    Brenna C. Horn-Cronin serves as Executive General Manager of School Music License. Combining her passions for arts management, music, hospitality, and education, she leads School Music License by helping schools make the most of their arts and athletics programs. She is also the recipient of the 2026 Music Publishers Association Arnold Broido Award for Copyright Advocacy. Prior to this role, she served as General Manager of ONE LICENSE, ensuring that tens of thousands of churches around the world secured their music copyright licensing permissions. She has been with GIA Publications since 2016. She has a heart for social justice, grassroots community building, and servant leadership. In addition to her certification as a Teaching Artist, she’s also a decades long Yoga Instructor, specifically serving special populations. Brenna currently serves as the Sponsorship Chair for the Board of the Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association, previously served as the Theatre for Young Audiences representative on the Board of Directors for the Illinois Theatre Association, and supports the education justice efforts for young women in Rwanda through Africa New Life, an organization that works with families still recovering from the generational trauma of genocide. Brenna lives in Chicago, Illinois, with her wife and family and is a proud alumna of Northwestern University (MSLCE, Summa Cum Laude) and Western Michigan University (BA).