The 4th Association for Popular Music Education Graduate Student Conference will be held online January 17–18, 2025.
Call for Proposals
Graduate students are an essential part of the popular music education community. As they continue their studies in higher education, it is essential that APME support graduate students as they create a network of like-minded educators who share their passions for education and popular music. Though they are spread across a wide variety of colleges and universities with a range of interests under the umbrella of popular music education, it is important to have the opportunity to come together, share ideas, and learn from each other. APME is excited to offer that opportunity in a free, virtual setting.
Just as popular music reflects the complexities and nuances of the human condition, it is essential that our popular music education research community similarly reflects the variety of people, approaches, and learning environments that constitute popular music education. Graduate students from around the world hold their own understandings of popular music and culture, and virtual conferences offer an accessible space where we can share these ideas. By sharing our research and findings with each other, we can gain valuable insights into society and the broader music landscape. We can also cultivate a community among the next wave of popular music scholars.
In its 4th year, the APME Graduate Student Conference continues to offer a space for our multi-faceted, fluid community of graduate students to come together to learn from and with each other. We invite you to connect with, learn from, and contribute to this community as we explore and critique current teaching and assessment practices, looking toward the future of popular music education
We welcome proposals from graduate students on a wide range of topics related to popular music, including:
- The history and evolution of popular music education;
- The cultural and social significance of popular music education;
- The relationship between popular music education & technology;
- Identity, community, and popular music in the classroom;
- The impact of society and politics on popular music education practices; and
- Other related topics.
Each presentation will last 20 minutes with 5 minutes for Q+A
This conference is free to attend and includes the following:
- Networking opportunities;
- Keynote speaker;
- Research presentations; and
- Panel presentations.
The submission deadline will be December 15, 2024.
Invited presenters will be notified on January 1, 2025.