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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8:00am EDT

☕️CONFERENCE CHECK IN & COFFEE

Saturday June 6, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

Hormel Music Innovation @ 5513 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146

Daily ☕️Coffee, 🍪Snacks, 📣Exhibitors, 🪘Acoustic Performances, and a space for conference goers to🛋️socialize :)

Saturday June 6, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Hormel Music Innovation 5513 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146

🎉 Social

9:00am EDT

🎊Jam Session!

Saturday June 6, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

PLF North 330 @ 5501 San Amaro Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146 Frost School of Music Facilities

Come make music with your APME friends!

Speakers

Dr. Kristian Wahlström

PhD, Lecturer in electric guitar and band performance, Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory

Dr. Kristian Wahlström is an established guitarist and has played professionally for over 25 years in the Finnish music scene. As a freelancer, he has performed live with, e.g., Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks) and Perttu Kivilaakso (Apocalyptica) as well as recorded with Darude among... Read More →

Dr. Tom Zlabinger

Associate Professor of Music, York College / CUNY

Dr. Tom Zlabinger is an Associate Professor of Music at York College in New York City and a leading figure in popular music education, serving as Founding President of the Association of Popular Music Education's New York Chapter (APME-NY). With a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the... Read More →

Saturday June 6, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
PLF North 330 5501 San Amaro Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146 Frost School of Music Facilities

🎉 Social

11:30am EDT

🎊Jam Session!

Saturday June 6, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

PLF North 330 @ 5501 San Amaro Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146 Frost School of Music Facilities

Come make music with your APME friends!

Speakers

Dr. Tom Zlabinger

Associate Professor of Music, York College / CUNY

Dr. Kristian Wahlström

PhD, Lecturer in electric guitar and band performance, Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory

Saturday June 6, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
PLF North 330 5501 San Amaro Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146 Frost School of Music Facilities

🎉 Social

12:00pm EDT

✨CLOSING SESSION

Saturday June 6, 2026 12:00pm - 12:30pm EDT

Newman Recital Hall @ 5513 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146

Speakers

Dr. Christopher Burns

Fine and Performing Arts Resource Specialist, School District of Osceola County

Dr. Christopher Burns is a music educator and arts-education leader whose work bridges creativity, technology, and access. As the Fine & Performing Arts Resource Specialist for the School District of Osceola County (FL), he supports K–12 music, theatre, visual art, and dance programs... Read More →

Raina Murnak

Head of Contemporary Voice and Performance Artistry, University of Miami

Dr. Raina Murnak serves as President of the Association for Popular Music Education and as Assistant Professor and Studio Director of Contemporary Voice and Performance Artistry at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, where she also leads the MA in Popular Music Ped... Read More →

Candice Mattio

Assistant Professor, USC Thornton School of Music

Dr. Candice D. Mattio is Vice President of APME, and Assistant Professor of Music Teaching & Learning at USC’s Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles where she leads the graduate program in Popular Music Teaching & Learning .

She is a music educator, multi-instrumentalist, and music technology specialist. Candice's research focuses on creative thinking and representation in music technology education, and socio-political issues in contemporary and popular music education. She recently served as the inaugu... Read More →

Bryan Powell

Associate Professor, Montclair State University/Music Will

Dr. Bryan Powell is Associate Professor of Music Education and Music Technology, and Coordinator for the Recording Arts and Production degree at Montclair State University where he teaches classes in music education, music technology, popular music, and directs the Montclair State... Read More →

Stacey Swanson

PhD Student, Music Education, University of Miami

Stacey Swanson is a PhD student in Music Education at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music, researching the intersection of artificial intelligence, music business, and music education. She serves as Director of Operations for the Association for Popular Music Education... Read More →

Saturday June 6, 2026 12:00pm - 12:30pm EDT
Newman Recital Hall 5513 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146

🎉 Social