Name: Going from “good job” to useful insights: Helping young pop musicians give better feedback and feedforward to their peers
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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Going from “good job” to useful insights: Helping young pop musicians give better feedback and feedforward to their peers

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

Volpe 203

This session shares a three-year action-research project on improving peer feedback in pop-band ensembles for 16–19-year-olds in Singapore. Findings highlight students’ growing critical-listening vocabulary, the social dynamics shaping their feedback, and practical strategies (scaffolds, modelled critique, and iterative performance–response cycles) to strengthen collaborative musicianship.

Speakers

Patrick Olsen

Assistant Professor of Music (Education), College of Integrative Studies, Singapore Management University

Patrick Olsen is an Assistant Professor of Music (Education) at Singapore Management University. He has experience teaching pop music to students ranging in age from primary to university. Patrick's research explores learning cultures, meaning-making, and student–teacher perceptions. Prior... 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), Instrumental Pedagogy/Practice

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