Conferences
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UK Symposium
February 17, 2023
Royal Northern College of Music
Manchester, EnglandThe symposium will provide the opportunity for leaders in our sector to reconnect to explore synergies, challenges and opportunities and to investigate ways in which we can collectively promote Popular Music Education in the UK, Europe and beyond. We will be joined by US colleagues from the Association of Popular Music Eduction and by RNCM…
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2023 Graduate Virtual Conference: The Future We Create
January 20–21, 2023
OnlineThe Association for Popular Music Education is pleased to announce a call for participation for the 2nd Annual APME Graduate Student Conference. This conference is for current graduate students at any college or university who have an interest in popular music education. The theme of this conference is “The Future We Create”.This conference will take place via Zoom and provide an opportunity for graduate members of APME to connect, network, share research, and workshop ideas. The conference will be held on January 20 and 21st, 2023.
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2022 APME Conference: Reaching and Inspiring Students Through Popular Music Education
June 1–4, 2022
The Detroit Institute for Music Education
Detroit, MIProvides information on the 2022 APME conference held in Detroit Michigan June 1–4. The conference will be in person and online. Proposals due Dec 1, 2021.
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2022 APME LIVE Student Festival
June 1–4
The Detroit Institute for Music Education
Detroit, MIProvides information on the 2022 APME Student Festival held in Detroit Michigan June 1–4. The festival will be in person and online. Proposals due March 15, 2022.
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Graduate Student Conference 2022
January 21–22, 2022
VirtualThe Association for Popular Music Education is pleased to announce its first-ever graduate student conference. The conference is FREE and will be held virtually January 21 and 22, 2022. It is for current graduate students at any college or university who have an interest in popular music education. Graduate students are an important part of…
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APME US Conference 2021
June 9-12, 2021
Columbia College Chicago
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…
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Celebrating Diversity in Popular Music Education
June 12 - 15, 2019
New York University
New York, NYThe 2019 Conference, Celebrating Diversity in Popular Music Education was held at New York University in the heart of the village in New York City. With over 100 presentations from educators, researchers, industry professionals and performers from around the world discussing topics ranging from hip-hop to popular music and Orff instruments, to A Cappella performances…
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Shaping the Future of Popular Music Education
June 24 - 27, 2018
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TNFor three days, June 24 – 27, 2018, popular music educators from around the world came together at Middle Tennessee State University to share ideas, research, best practices and passion about popular music education. There were outstanding performances by members of the Nashville Songwriting and musician community as well as a guest appearance by members…
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Lets Band Together
June 14 - 17, 2017
University of Colorado Denver
Denver, COThe 2017 conference, held at CU Denver, in Denver, CO over three days – June 14 – 17 – highlighted best practices in teaching, innovations in research, and creative performances of the music of today… and tomorrow. This year we especially thanked Larry Kaptain, Dean of theCollege of Arts and Media at the beautiful University…
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Make It Pop!
June 1 - 4, 2016
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MAIt was truly exciting to welcome everyone to the APME conference in Boston. It was especially wonderful to be at Berklee College of Music, one of the very first schools to nurture musicians in contemporary, popular styles of music. My sincere thanks to Berklee for hosting us with such generosity of spirit. We certainly made…
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