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APME Miami 2026

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.

Brittany Bauman

Nuvo Instrumental

Director of Music Education

https://nuvo-windstars.com/

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About me

Brittany Bauman is the Director of Music Education for Nuvo Instrumental. She is the co-author of the WINDSTARS pre-band curriculum (Winner of NAMM: "Best Tools for Schools" and "Best in Show") focused on bridging the instrumental gap between the recorder and beginning band. Brittany is a pioneer in demonstrating the accessibility and versatility of pre-band music programs. Brittany is a frequent presenter at MEA conferences and runs an extensive international pre-band educator training program.

8:00am EDT

☕️ CONFERENCE REGISTRATION, BADGES, & COFFEE! Knight Center Lobby

9:00am EDT

👋OPENING WELCOME Newman Recital HallRaina Murnak • Candice Mattio • Bryan Powell • Stacey Swanson

10:50am EDT

AI Music Tools in the Classroom: Effects on Student Perception and Self-Belief Volpe 207Tom Collins • Anish Ghosh

11:20am EDT

Increasing Student Engagement in Popular Music Ensembles Volpe 203Kevin Coyne

2:00pm EDT

Popular Music in Elementary Music Methods Courses Volpe 106Sandra S. Adorno • David Dockan • Melissa Ryan • Martina Vasil

3:30pm EDT

Turning the Band Room Up to 11: Popular Music Pedagogy Inside the Concert Band Volpe 102Jennifer Greene

4:30pm EDT

Tradition Meets Today: Bad Bunny as a Springboard for Exploring the Musical Heritage of Puerto Rico Volpe 103Sandra S. Adorno

5:00pm EDT

🍿Take Me To The River New Orleans Happy Hour Hormel Music InnovationAshley Shabankareh • Emmett Price 💃🏻🍸APME LIVE Happy Hour: HIVE HONORS & OSCEOLA ROCKS Titanic Brewery & Restaurant

9:00am EDT

🔑KEYNOTE PANEL: MusicReach, Guitars Over Guns, Young Musician's Unite Newman Recital HallAndrew DeMuro • Candice Mattio • Zachary Larmer

10:50am EDT

Teaching and Learning Curriculum and Tools for Popular Music Education Volpe 207Lee Whitmore • MusicFirst Revitalizing K–12 Popular Music: Lessons from Music Will’s Lab School Volpe 102Dr. Scott Burstein • Mary Claxton

9:30am EDT

Authentic Drum Kit Pedagogy: New resources available for modern band teachers Volpe 103Virginia Davis • Gareth Dylan Smith "AI"-nt It Grand? More Music-Making, Less Paper-Pushing Volpe 102Dr. Christopher Burns

10:00am EDT

The Neuroscience of Better Practice Volpe 103Tim Fullerton

11:00am EDT

🎊Jam Session! PLF North 330Dr. Tom Zlabinger • Dr. Kristian Wahlström

12:00pm EDT

✨CLOSING SESSION Newman Recital HallDr. Christopher Burns • Raina Murnak • Candice Mattio • Bryan Powell • Stacey Swanson