Name: Preparing the Future-Ready Musician: Adaptability and Creative Growth in Undergraduate Popular Music Students
Start: 2026-06-04T10:20:00-0400
End: 2026-06-04T10:45:00-0400

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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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Preparing the Future-Ready Musician: Adaptability and Creative Growth in Undergraduate Popular Music Students

Thursday June 4, 2026 10:20am - 10:45am EDT

Volpe 102

This research explores how popular music education can prepare students to thrive in an unpredictable creative economy. By examining adaptability centered pedagogies such as rapid iteration, interdisciplinary collaboration, reflective practice, and AI supported creativity, the study proposes a framework for cultivating confident flexible and future ready musicians.

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Theo Metz

Assistant Professor, Samford University

Based in Birmingham, AL, Theo Metz is a multifaceted audio specialist, educator, and dynamic performer with over a decade of experience in music technology, live sound, and audio production. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Samford University, Theo teaches courses in... Read More →

Thursday June 4, 2026 10:20am - 10:45am EDT
Volpe 102 Volpe Building, San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, USA

📚Research (25), HPME

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