APME Miami 2026

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 a minor in Music Theory, from the California Institute of the Arts.  Rhian has extensive experience as a nonprofit administrative and personal assistant, social media and marketing manager, video editor, event coordinator, and music theory tutor. She is currently the Administrative Intern for the Association for Popular Music Education (APME) assisting with graphic design, event organization for both the Los Angeles, California and Edinburgh, Scotland conferences, monthly newsletters, and backline data entry.