Name: A Pop Primer for Students: A Chord Progression Analysis of Songs Commonly Requested from Party and Wedding Bands
Start: 2025-06-06T14:30:00-0500
End: 2025-06-06T14:40:00-0500

Welcome to the APME Memphis 2025 conference. Here, you’ll be able to register for the conference and update your Sched profile. The conference schedule will be available in late spring 2025. At that time, you can view the schedule and select the presentations you’d like to attend. If you have any questions, please visit our conference website or contact us at conference@popularmusiceducation.org We look forward to coming together as a community June 4–7, 2025.

Friday June 6, 2025 2:30pm - 2:40pm CDT

Classroom 101 - Legacy Building

What are the most useful keys and chord progressions a pop student musician should be able to play by ear? Knowing this could accelerate the progress or confidence of young student musicians to play in outside contexts (jam bands, pick-up bands, jam nights, etc.).

Speakers

Brian Wansink

Professor (retired), Cornell University

My name is Brian Wansink, and I’m a retired Cornell marketing professor who has published best-selling books and 200-some journal articles. Now, as a later-life musician, I play sax in a Motown band (and in a Grateful Dead band), and I research how popular music can be used to encourage... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 2:30pm - 2:40pm CDT
Classroom 101 - Legacy Building 3775 Central Avenue 129 Music Building Memphis, TN, 38111

Instrumental Pedagogies and Practices, Pop 10!

APME Memphis 2025

Brian Wansink

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