Name: Is Popular Music Education Too Creative? A Philosophical Argument for Balance
Start: 2026-06-05T15:30:00-0400
End: 2026-06-05T15:55:00-0400

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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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Is Popular Music Education Too Creative? A Philosophical Argument for Balance

Friday June 5, 2026 3:30pm - 3:55pm EDT

Volpe 102

This session examines whether popular music education has leaned too heavily on creativity, informality, and student-driven exploration while neglecting essential "traditional" musicianship skills. Using Deweyan philosophy and research in popular music pedagogy, it argues for a more intentional balance of formal and informal learning to strengthen modern band instruction and long-term musical development.

Speakers

Eli Yaroch

First Year Ph.D. & Associate Instructor, Indiana University

Eli Yaroch is a first-year Ph.D. student and Associate Instructor in Music Education at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Music Engineering Technologies from the University of Miami, where he also led the MusicReach Contemporary Department... Read More →

Friday June 5, 2026 3:30pm - 3:55pm EDT
Volpe 102 Volpe Building, San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, USA

📚Research (25), K-12

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