Name: From Hooks to Harmonies: Wind Instruments in Popular Music Learning
Start: 2026-06-05T14:00:00-0400
End: 2026-06-05T14:55:00-0400

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.

From Hooks to Harmonies: Wind Instruments in Popular Music Learning

Friday June 5, 2026 2:00pm - 2:55pm EDT

Volpe 207

❤️ Sponsored session by KHS+NUVO Instrumental

In this interactive session, participants explore how pre-band wind instruments create accessible entry points into modern band or enhance existing programs. Through hands-on, layered ensemble playing inspired by popular music, attendees build skills through listening and creativity. Gain practical strategies for inclusive, beginner success—and try the new Zip-Kit percussion instrument.

Speakers

Brittany Bauman

Director of Music Education, Nuvo Instrumental

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... Read More →

Sponsors

KHS

KHS is dedicated to the enrichment of lives through music performance and education by providing high-quality musical instruments and services designed to support musicians, educators, and our retail partners.