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

9:00am EDT

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

Saturday June 6, 2026 9:00am - 9:55am EDT

Volpe 207 @ 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

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 →

Sarah Gulish

CEO, Songwriting for Music Education

Dr. Sarah Gulish is the CEO of F-Flat Books in Philadelphia, PA where she is also a professor at West Chester University and an active songwriter and performer with her band New Enemies as well as composer for film and musical theatre including the Broadway Musical “Amazing... Read More →

Saturday June 6, 2026 9:00am - 9:55am EDT
Volpe 207 Volpe Building, San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, USA

👯‍♀️Panel (55), Culture and Belonging