APME Miami 2026

APME Miami 2026

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.

10:20am EDT

Opening the Magic Door: Songwriting as a Pathway to Student Creativity Volpe 106Alena Holmes • Tamara Yasin

10:50am EDT

"AI"-nt It Grand? More Music-Making, Less Paper-Pushing Volpe 203Dr. Christopher Burns AI Music Tools in the Classroom: Effects on Student Perception and Self-Belief Volpe 207Tom Collins • Anish Ghosh

11:20am EDT

Improving Guitar Sight-Reading with Movable Do Solfege Volpe 103Tim Fullerton

11:50am EDT

Creativity in the Popular Music Classroom Context Volpe 103Stephen Cox

3:30pm EDT

Demystifying Melody Creation! Volpe 103Taylor Miranda Bring the Power of Hip Hop into Your Classroom with Soul Science Lab: Presented by Carnegie Hall’s Musical Explorers Volpe 207Gina Izzo • Asante Amin • Chen Lo • Soul Science Lab • Joanna Massey

10:20am EDT

Part 1: Moving to the Pulse of EDM Music Volpe 103Topy Nguyen When Notation Runs Out: A Framework for Style When the Ink Stops Volpe 106Dr. William L. Lake, Jr.

10:50am EDT

Part 2: Moving to the Pulse of Country Two-Step Volpe 103Martina Vasil • Topy Nguyen • Phu Vu

11:20am EDT

Part 3: Moving to the Pulse of Salsa Music Volpe 103Martina Vasil

11:50am EDT

Beyond the Elective: Hip-Hop as Core Musicianship and Inclusive Practice for Neurodivergent and All Learners Volpe 103Andrew Wang

10:00am EDT

Building Urban Music Programs: What Colleges Aren’t Preparing You For Volpe 203Aaron Di Pilla The Neuroscience of Better Practice Volpe 103Tim Fullerton

11:30am EDT

Loop Lottery: Creating Beats without Sound Volpe 106Kate Falconer

APME Miami 2026

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