APME Memphis 2025: Grid

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.

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The Schoolification Trap: Keepin... 10:15am - 10:45am

Motivation in Popular Music Ense... 10:45am - 11:15am

The Influence of Interpersonal R... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Racial Trauma-Info...

Is Popular Music E...

Louder Than Hell:...

It’s Not Us, It's...

Starting on the Right Note: An E... 10:15am - 10:45am

An Existentialist Perspective on... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Experiences of Women and Gender... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

The Times They Are...

Do Commercial Musi...

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A New Generation of Music in the... 10:15am - 10:45am

Dumping Ground: Guitar Class and... 10:45am - 11:15am

Where are all the Black kids? En... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Considering Pedagogy: Who Does t... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Cultural Context of the Derivation of British Rock 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Using Bandlab and Flat.io to com... 10:45am - 11:15am

Teaching Popular Music Theory 11:30am - 12:30pm

Critiquing a Popular Music Ensemble: Professional and Educationa... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Roger Bacon Rhythm 'n' Blues Rock Band (RB3) 10:15am - 11:15am

Holyoke STEM Beats 11:30am - 12:30pm

Sounds of Soul 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Conference Check in/Coffee Time 8:00am - 9:00am

Afternoon Coffee Time 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Rolling In the Deep: Diving Into a Culturally-Relevant Approach... 10:15am - 11:15am

Popular Music cross-training for... 11:30am - 12:00pm

The Art of Listening To Songs: Intertwining Culture, History, an... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Opening Welcome

Keynote 9:15am - 10:00am

Versatile 11:30am - 12:30pm

Writing Lyrics into History: Hip Hop Eras and Lyricism 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Lunch 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Explore Memphis Music & Culture 3:15pm - 5:00pm

Peabody Rooftop Party 8:00pm - 10:00pm

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Reflect, Discuss, Inquire, Act!... 10:15am - 10:45am

The Record Company Game: Gamific... 10:45am - 11:15am

A New Chord: A How-to Guide for... 11:30am - 12:00pm

MusicReach Contemp...

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Worlds Collide: Fr...

A Pop Primer for S...

Arranging: The Modern-era Skill Set Everyone Should Have 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Anchors of Rock: Higher Music Ed... 10:15am - 10:45am

Let’s Teach Like Rock Stars…Lite... 10:45am - 11:15am

Hit Songs Decoded: Structural Se... 11:30am - 12:00pm

The Art of the Hook in Pop Songw... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Deconstructing Pop Hits: Unique Methods for Visualizing & Teachi... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Blue Hawk Records: Transformative Learning | High Student Engage... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

The Performance and Pedagogy of... 10:15am - 10:45am

What does it mean to PRACTICE? 10:45am - 11:15am

What Can We Learn from Nordic Po... 11:30am - 12:00pm

In Search of Our “True Academy”:... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

The Blueprint for Implementing Modern Band 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Student Voice In The Music Classroom 3:15pm - 4:15pm

AI-Powered Music Recording 10:45am - 11:15am

Empowering Music Education with... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Scratching the Surface: Innovati... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

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CHAI: Not Everyone...

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SuperNova 10:15am - 11:30am

Osceola Rocks! 11:30am - 12:30pm

SoundScape 2:00pm - 3:00pm

University of Pikeville Bluegrass Ensemble 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Conference Check in/Coffee Time 8:00am - 9:00am

Afternoon Coffee Time 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Copyright, Self-publishing, and... 10:45am - 11:15am

Digging in the Crates: How to Li... 11:30am - 12:00pm

The UK Singles Chart: Presenting... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Circlesinging: Fostering Social-Emotional Growth, Musical Fluenc... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Building Bridges: Integrating Traditional and Popular Music in E... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Keynote 9:00am - 9:45am

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The Limewires 10:15am - 11:15am

The Zoo Band 11:30am - 12:30pm

Songwriting for Classrooms Simplified 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Making Creative Music Production Accessible 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Lunch 12:30pm - 2:00pm

APME LIVE Showcase 5:00pm - 8:00pm

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Beale Street After Party: Live Music, Dancing, Drinks, and Food 7:00pm - 10:00pm

One Chord at a Time 9:00am - 10:00am

What the Culture Feelin’: Kendrick Lamar as an Exemplary Model f... 10:15am - 11:15am

Student Perspectives of the Kent... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Criteria and Structures for Comp... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Popular Music as a Vehicle for Student Well-Being 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Identifying and Dismantling Raci... 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Building a Network of Songwritin... 3:45pm - 4:15pm

Changing the Score: An Explorati... 9:00am - 9:30am

Generational Trends of Music Edu... 9:30am - 10:00am

Get Over Yourself: How to Separate Craft from Creator and Develo... 10:15am - 11:15am

Building and Organizing Popular... 11:30am - 12:00pm

More Than Music: How PMEs Can Fo... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Pop Off Sis!: Teaching Civic Engagement and Political Action Thr... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Exploring Inclusive Pedagogy in... 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Modeling the Real Creative Indus... 3:45pm - 4:15pm

The “Remote” Future is Here: Rea... 9:00am - 9:30am

The Journal of Popular Music Edu... 9:30am - 10:00am

The Marriage of Lyrics and Melody: Experimenting with Music “Mee... 10:15am - 11:15am

Teaching Pop Combo : Planning Th... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Music in American Society: Innov... 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Modern Piano Pedagogy: Teaching... 3:45pm - 4:15pm

Reaching More Students with Mode... 9:00am - 9:30am

Harnessing the Power of AI: Prac... 9:30am - 10:00am

Exploring the Collegiate Experie... 11:30am - 12:00pm

AI in the Music Classroom 12:00pm - 12:30pm

ChatGPT Remix: Revolutionizing Music Classrooms with AI 2:00pm - 3:00pm

DAW-Based Music Theory 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Can AI-Assisted Songwriting Fost... 3:45pm - 4:15pm

Polar Drift 9:00am - 10:00am

Within 10:15am - 11:15am

Pumpkin Pie Beans 11:30am - 12:30pm

Dysfunctional Family 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Daylors 3:15pm - 4:15pm

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Perceptions and Benefits of Curr... 9:00am - 9:30am

Rainbow Bop: Integrating a Multi... 9:30am - 10:00am

How Understanding The Blues Can Create Equitable Classrooms 10:15am - 11:15am

Music Production 11:30am - 12:00pm

Pedagogy, Policy and "Popular Mu... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

So You Want to Teach your Choir Gospel Music? 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Guitar for Teachers Who Don't Play Guitar (and Don’t Want to Use... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Kids In Charge: Facilitating Stu... 9:00am - 9:30am

Allons Louisiane, Show Me How to... 9:30am - 10:00am

Rehearsing Young Popular Music Ensembles 10:15am - 11:15am

Community Music Festivals as a G... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Bass is Base: Understanding the... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Social Justice in Popular Music 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Where’s their Art? Artistic Disp... 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Bridging the Gap Between Popular... 3:45pm - 4:15pm

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