APME Miami 2026: Full Schedule

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.

11:20am EDT

Improving Guitar Sight-Reading with Movable Do Solfege

Thursday June 4, 2026 11:20am - 11:45am EDT

Volpe 103 @ Volpe Building, San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, USA

This presentation shows why U.S. guitarists tend to lag behind their peers at single-line sight-reading. It proposes a path to expert-level proficiency that uses the opportunities created by a popular music upbringing and by the idiosyncrasies of the guitar. Local attendees are encouraged to bring guitars and participate in this workshop.

Speakers

Tim Fullerton

DMA Student, University of Southern California

Tim is pursuing a DMA in Studio Guitar at the University of Southern California, with a mission of bringing a popular music program to a university that does not have one. Splitting his time between San Diego and Los Angeles, Tim teaches and performs throughout Southern California... Read More →

Thursday June 4, 2026 11:20am - 11:45am EDT
Volpe 103 Volpe Building, San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, USA

🛠️Workshop (25), Instrumental Pedagogy/Performance

Audience Performance

2:00pm EDT

Projects in Action: Real-World Release Strategies for Music Educators and Emerging Artists

Thursday June 4, 2026 2:00pm - 2:55pm EDT

Volpe 102 @ Volpe Building, San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, USA

This panel showcases real-world release projects from classrooms and independent artists. Panelists share strategies, timelines, and case studies that demonstrate how release planning supports learning, creativity, and industry readiness. Attendees will gain practical tools for integrating equitable, sustainable release practices into diverse educational contexts.

Speakers

Rhian Bristol

Student, University of Southern California

Rhian Bristol is a dynamic musician, educator, and multi-instrumentalist. She is currently working on her Doctorate in Music Teaching and Learning at USC after completed her masters in Popular Music Teaching and Learning at the USC and earning her BFA in VoiceArts Performance, with... Read More →

Shane Colquhoun, PhD.

Assistant Professor of Music Technology and Buisness, Alabama State University

Dr. Shane Colquhoun is an Assistant Professor of Music Technology and Contemporary Musical Styles at Alabama State University and a nationally recognized voice in innovative music education. A two-time GRAMMY Music Educator Award quarterfinalist, he centers his work on expanding access... Read More →

Kat Reinhert

Professor/CEO, Berklee College of Music/Songwriting for Music Educators

Kat Reinhert is a genre-defying songwriter, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader. She has released five independently produced albums and collaborated with artists like Anat Fort, Jo Lawry, Ross Pederson, Michael Leonhart, Josh Logan, Stephen Lit, and David Cook. Her songwriting... Read More →

Thursday June 4, 2026 2:00pm - 2:55pm EDT
Volpe 102 Volpe Building, San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, USA

👯‍♀️Panel (55), Culture and Belonging

Audience Performance