Name: Increasing Student Engagement in Popular Music Ensembles
Start: 2026-06-04T11:20:00-0400
End: 2026-06-04T12:20:00-0400

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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.

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Increasing Student Engagement in Popular Music Ensembles

Thursday June 4, 2026 11:20am - 12:20pm EDT

Volpe 203

This session will present research-informed strategies to strengthen student motivation in popular music classes. We’ll look at how choice, collaboration, and informal music-making can increase engagement. Participants will walk away with an understanding of how student motivation and techniques they can apply to their own classrooms.

Speakers

Dr. Kevin Coyne

Music Teacher, Waltham Public Schools

Dr. Kevin Coyne is a public-school music teacher in Massachusetts with more than 25 years of experience. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, he also holds a master’s degree in music technology from Indiana University and a doctoral degree in music education from Boston University. Throughout... Read More →

Thursday June 4, 2026 11:20am - 12:20pm EDT
Volpe 203 Volpe Building, San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, USA

🎈Pop 10! (55), K-12

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