APME Miami 2026: Full Schedule

Welcome to the APME Miami 2026 Conference!
Here you can register and update your Sched profile. A draft schedule will be available March 1, when you’ll be able to explore sessions and build your agenda.

Questions? Visit our website or email [email protected].

Join us June 4–6 at the Frost School of Music, University of Miami, as we celebrate the rhythms, relationships, and revolutions shaping popular music education.

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

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12:30pm EDT

🌮APME LIVE LUNCH EVENTS: SPONSORED BY SPLICE: DIGITAL MUSIC SHOWCASE

Friday June 5, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT

Various

Experience the Digital Music Showcase in Hormel or the Jam Sesssion in PLF North 330

Speakers

Shane Colquhoun, PhD.

Assistant Professor of Music Technology and Buisness, Alabama State University

Dr. Shane Colquhoun is an Assistant Professor of Music Technology and Contemporary Musical Styles at Alabama State University and a nationally recognized voice in innovative music education. A two-time GRAMMY Music Educator Award quarterfinalist, he centers his work on expanding access... Read More →

Heather Fortune

Music Teacher, Friends Select School

Educator and Flutist Heather Fortune leads instrumental ensembles at Friends Select School in Center City, Philadelphia. Her inclusive approach centers student voice and choice, utilizes good music technology to empower learners, and builds responsive classroom spaces. Heather coaches... Read More →

Ruth Debrot

Senior Lecturer in Music Education, Boston University

I am interested in all things about teaching and learning. I sing, play guitar and keys in my band, Notorious Jones. Let's jam!

Friday June 5, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Various

🍎APME LIVE Student Sessions

12:30pm EDT

🌮LUNCH + 🍹BLOGARITA PARTY!

Friday June 5, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm EDT

Various

You can have lunch on your own or join our very own Blog Editor Kayla Rush to hear how easy it is to share your unique thoughts and contributions on our blog! (Meeting at Coyo Taco)

Speakers

Kayla Rush

Assistant Professor in Music, Mary Immaculate College

Dr Kayla Rush is an anthropologist of art, music, and performance, and an Assistant Professor in Music at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, Ireland. She earned her PhD in Social Anthropology from Queen’s University Belfast in 2018. She has previously held a Marie Skłodowska-Curie... Read More →

Friday June 5, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
Various

🎉 Social