Thank you for joining us at the APME US Conference 2021! Take a look at our gallery from the event.
Creating Space: Critical Reflections on Challenges and Opportunities for Popular Music Education
Creating Space: Critical Reflections on Challenges and Opportunities for Popular Music Education
Popular music has the power to heal and offer spaces to connect communities. However, popular music education has not always been responsive to issues of social justice, access, and economic inequities. In light of these challenges and opportunities, the APME conference will offer and create spaces for dialogue and critical reflection through presentations, discussions, and performances that give participants actionable ideas and inspiration to take back to their communities to enact change in their own spaces.
We are excited to announce the following keynote presenters, with more to be announced soon:
Dez Dickerson The longtime guitarist with Prince’s legendary backing band the Revolution, he later enjoyed solo success within the Christian rock community.
Lucy Green Scholar and author of How Popular Musicians Learn: A Way Ahead for Music Education
Carlos Rivera Emmy award-winning composer of The Queen’s Gambit and Godless
Cassandra O’Neal keyboard player with Prince and The New Power Generation
Alan Parsons The Alan Parsons Project. Recording studio engineer for the Beatles’ Abbey Road (1969) and Let It Be (1970), and Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Darryl Jones Bassist for The Rolling Stones and founder of Jones Musical Instruments.
Isaiah Sharkey Guitarist for John Mayer, Ronald Isley, D’Angelo, Patti LaBelle, Christopher Martin, Paul Simon, and many others. His
sophomore album is Love is the Key: The Cancerian Theme.
Registration is now closed.
If you have any questions, please email info@popularmusiceducation.org
The conference will be run with both hybrid live and virtual options. All sessions will be available to all attendees regardless of modality.
We look forward to sharing and connecting around all things Popular Music Education!
Please find information about Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, HERE.
Please find a viewing schedule HERE.
Please find session descriptions, keynote bios and presenter bios HERE
Travel and Hotel information
TRAVEL
HOTEL OPTIONS
All hotels must be booked by May 21, 2021 to secure APME Conference Rate
The Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Downtown South Loop
APME has secured a group rate of $120 + tax for a single and $133 + tax for a double at The Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Downtown South Loop just minutes walk away from CCC.
Guests may make their reservations by dialing 1-800-HILTONS and asking to book into the Association for Popular Music Education block at The Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Downtown South Loop. Guests may also use the reservations group code that “PME”to reference when making reservations over the telephone.
Best Western Grand Hotel
APME has secured a group rate of $129 + tax at The Best Western Grand Hotel just minutes walk away from CCC. Discounted valet parking for $35 per night is available.
Online Reservations:
https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.14120.html?groupId=B39IS8Y8
Phone reservations :
Guests must mention the group name APME Conference Chicago, in order to receive this special rate.
Cancellation policy is 24 hours prior to the arrival.
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