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⏰ TRANSITION & 🏎️ CHAPTER SPEED SOCIAL
Thursday June 4, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am EDT
Speakers 
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...
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Thursday June 4, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am
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Knight Center Lobby
5513 San Amaro Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146
12:20pm EDT
5:00pm EDT
🍿Take Me To The River New Orleans Happy Hour
Thursday June 4, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Speakers 
Presdient, Take Me To The River Education Initiative
Award-winning filmmaker/producer/musician Martin Shore is the founder of the Take Me to the River Education Initiative, a 501c3 dedicated to preserving musical tradition while bringing music education back to schools across the country and the world. Take Me To The River (2014...
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5:00pm EDT
8:00am EDT
12:30pm EDT
🌮LUNCH + 🍹BLOGARITA PARTY!
Friday June 5, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
Speakers 
Assistant Professor in Music, Mary Immaculate College
Dr Kayla Rush is an anthropologist of art, music, and performance, and an Assistant Professor in Music at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, Ireland. She earned her PhD in Social Anthropology from Queen’s University Belfast in 2018. She has previously held a Marie Skłodowska-Curie...
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Friday June 5, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm
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Various
8:00am EDT
9:00am EDT
🎊Jam Session!
Saturday June 6, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Speakers 
PhD, Lecturer in electric guitar and band performance, Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory
Dr. Kristian Wahlström is an established guitarist and has played professionally for over 25 years in the Finnish music scene. As a freelancer, he has performed live with, e.g., Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks) and Perttu Kivilaakso (Apocalyptica) as well as recorded with Darude among...
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Associate Professor of Music, York College / CUNY
Dr. Tom Zlabinger is an Associate Professor of Music at York College in New York City and a leading figure in popular music education, serving as Founding President of the Association of Popular Music Education's New York Chapter (APME-NY). With a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the...
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Saturday June 6, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am
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PLF North 330
5501 San Amaro Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146 Frost School of Music Facilities
11:30am EDT
🎊Jam Session!
Saturday June 6, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Speakers
Associate Professor of Music, York College / CUNY
Dr. Tom Zlabinger is an Associate Professor of Music at York College in New York City and a leading figure in popular music education, serving as Founding President of the Association of Popular Music Education's New York Chapter (APME-NY). With a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the...
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PhD, Lecturer in electric guitar and band performance, Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory
Dr. Kristian Wahlström is an established guitarist and has played professionally for over 25 years in the Finnish music scene. As a freelancer, he has performed live with, e.g., Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks) and Perttu Kivilaakso (Apocalyptica) as well as recorded with Darude among...
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Saturday June 6, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm
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PLF North 330
5501 San Amaro Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146 Frost School of Music Facilities
12:00pm EDT
✨CLOSING SESSION
Saturday June 6, 2026 12:00pm - 12:30pm EDT
Speakers 
Fine and Performing Arts Resource Specialist, School District of Osceola County
Dr. Christopher Burns is a music educator and arts-education leader whose work bridges creativity, technology, and access. As the Fine & Performing Arts Resource Specialist for the School District of Osceola County (FL), he supports K–12 music, theatre, visual art, and dance programs...
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Head of Contemporary Voice and Performance Artistry, University of Miami
Dr. Raina Murnak serves as President of the Association for Popular Music Education and as Assistant Professor and Studio Director of Contemporary Voice and Performance Artistry at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, where she also leads the MA in Popular Music Ped...
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Assistant Professor, USC Thornton School of Music
Dr. Candice D. Mattio is Vice President of APME, and Assistant Professor of Music Teaching & Learning at USC’s Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles where she leads the graduate program in Popular Music Teaching & Learning .
She is a music educator, multi-instrumentalist, and music technology specialist. Candice's research focuses on creative thinking and representation in music technology education, and socio-political issues in contemporary and popular music education. She recently served as the inaugu...
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Associate Professor, Montclair State University/Music Will
Dr. Bryan Powell is Associate Professor of Music Education and Music Technology, and Coordinator for the Recording Arts and Production degree at Montclair State University where he teaches classes in music education, music technology, popular music, and directs the Montclair State...
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PhD Student, Music Education, University of Miami
Stacey Swanson is a PhD student in Music Education at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music, researching the intersection of artificial intelligence, music business, and music education. She serves as Director of Operations for the Association for Popular Music Education...
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Saturday June 6, 2026 12:00pm - 12:30pm
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Newman Recital Hall
5513 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146
