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  • Conferences

    Each year, APME events are hosted by a partner institution that has graciously provided spaces, technology, staffing, and expertise to help make our annual conferences a success. Below, please find information about past conferences.  
    • 2023 APME LIVE Student Festival

      June 2–3, 2023

      Loyola University
      New Orleans, LA

      Provides information on the 2023 APME Student Festival held in New Orleans, LA, at Loyola University, June 2-3. The festival will be in person and online. Proposals due December 1, 2022.

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    • UK Symposium

      February 17, 2023

      Royal Northern College of Music
      Manchester, England

      The 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


      Online

      The 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, MI

      Provides 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, MI

      Provides 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


      Virtual

      The 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, NY

      The 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, TN

      For 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, CO

      The 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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