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rWEDNESDAY June 9, 2021
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7–10pmCONFERENCE REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN

OPENING RECEPTION
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THURSDAY June 10, 2021
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8:00–9:00amCONFERENCE CHECK IN
APME SPONSORED COFFEE TIME
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9:00–9:15amOPENING WELCOME
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9:15–10:15amKEYNOTE
An Interview with Lucy Green
Emerita Professor of Music Education at the UCL Institute of Education
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10:15–10:30amTRANSITION
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Room 1Room 2Room 3Room 4Room 5Room 6
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10:30–11:00amNo Boundaries: The Increasing Non-Traditional Opportunities in Music Composition
Jessica Muniz-Collado
demonstration, biz/entrepreneurship
The Importance of Teaching Music History Across All Genres, Side by Side
Dave Leve
demonstration, HPME
“Alternative” Music Education
Jill Wilson, Colin Cosgrove and Jordan Phillips
paper, HPME
The Popular Music in the Education of Children Aged 4–6 from the Perspective of Polish and American Teachers
Marta Kondracka-Szala, Martina Vasil
paper, K–12
Responding as a White Drummer to Black Lives Matter
Gareth Dylan Smith
paper, social justice
The Door is Open: The Story of the York College Community Jam Session
Thomas Zlabinger
paper, HPME
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11:00–12:00pmSpoken Rhythms: Using Languages to Teach Complex, Compound, and Odd Rhythm Concepts
John Churchville
workshop, K–12
Breaking Out of Our Implicit Biases: Supporting Our Students’ Needs in the Music Classroom
Ashley Shabankareh, Scott Burnstein
workshop, general
Music of the Civil Rights Movement
Kathy Bullock
workshop, social justice
Ready, Voice, Groove! A Harmonic and Rhythmic-Centered Keyboard Lab for the Modern Music Student
Dan Strange
workshop, HPME
Playing for the Song (and getting on the split sheet)
Nicholas Tremulis,
Gary Yerkins

HPME
11:00 - 11:30
Liturgical Punks, Heavy Metal Prophets: The Search for Transcendence in Rock Music and in Neo-Charismatic Worship
Dan Pinkston
paper, HPME
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11:30 - 12:00
Student Motivations and Expectations of Undergraduate PME in Scotland
Aiden Harvey
paper, HPME
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12:00–1:30pmLUNCH ON OWN
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1:30–2:30pmAdaptive Electronic Musical Instruments: Allow Everyone to Make Music
Kevin Droe
workshop, technology
We Are Not Neutral: Popular music education, creativity and the active creation of a graduate precariat
Zack Moir
hpme, paper
Performing Popular Music from Hollywood in the Ensemble Setting
Jonathan Allentoff
workshop, general
Curating a Creative Culture: Creating Original Music with your K–12 Students
John Churchville
workshop, K–12
A Primer on Live Sound Engineering
Aaron Hynds
workshop, technology
Action-Based Pedagogies for Popular Music Education:
Inspiring Practical Ideas for Student Engagement
Steve Holley, Kat Reinhert, Zack Moir
panel, general
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2:30–3:00pm Learning Strategies for Video Game Musicians
Christopher Cayari
paper, technology
Traditional Techniques Classes: Can They Pop and How?
Rick Palese
demonstration, HPME
#timesup on Systemic Exclusion: Embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Voice Studio
Elizabeth Ann Benson, Marisa Lee Naismith, Trineice Robinson-Martin
paper, CCM
Techno-musicality in the Secondary Classroom
Becky Bennison
paper, technology
The Hybrid Vocal Ensemble: Beyond the Virtual Choir
Stephen J Gleason
demonstration, technology
Experiences in Popular Music Education: An Autoethnographic Mixtape
Steve Holley
paper, K–12
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3:00–4:00 pmKEYNOTE
ALAN PARSONS
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4:00–4:30pmCultivating an Engaged Philosophy of Music Technology and Popular Music Education
Daniel Walzer
paper, technology
The Aesthetics of Timekeeping
Carlos Xavier Rodriguez, Patrick Hernly
paper, HPME
Summer Camp: Developing a Recruiting Hotbed That Teaches High School Students Music Production
Steven Potaczek
paper, HPME
Drum Kit Duets as Spiritual Self-Healing
Gareth Dylan Smith,
Martin Urbach
paper, music and wellness
Music Tech Mentoring, Self Determination Theory and Demonstrating Impact
Simon Glenister
research, social justice
Using Soundtrap to Help Students Find Their Voice
CJ DeAngelus
paper, social justice
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4:30–5:30pmBeatz By Girlz: Empowerment Through Production,
Ryan Van Bibber, Shaunna Heckman, Cas Bur
workshop, social justice/artistic citizenship
Hip Hop on the Fly: Get your Musical Wings
Courtney Powers
workshop, hip-hop
Foundations of Contemporary Musicianship
Scott Hall
workshop, HPME
Embodied Learning in Lockdown
Donna Weston
paper, HPME
Production Through Performance: A New Way To Teach Tech
Bob Habersat
demonstration, technology

Our Journey Through the Modern Band Higher Education Fellowship: Reflections on Year 1
Jacqueline Secoy,
Raychl Smith

panel, HPME
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5:30–6:30pmKEYNOTE
ISAIAH SHARKEY
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6:30–7:30pmIN PERSON AND VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR
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7:30–ONWARDSDINNER ON OWN
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FRIDAY June 11, 2021
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8:30–9:00 amCONFERENCE CHECK-IN
APME-SPONSORED COFFEE TIME
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9:00–10:00amWELCOME & KEYNOTE
CARLOS RIVERA
QUEENS GAMBIT DISCUSSION
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10:00–10:30amNETWORKING & TRANSITION
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Room 1Room 2Room 3Room 4Room 5Room 6
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10:30–11:00am Guitar Learning and Teaching on YouTube: Affordances, Modes, and Techniques
Vittorio Marone,
Ruben Rodriguez
presentation, technology
Toward a 21st Century CCM Singing Voice Pedagogy
Marisa Lee Naismith
paper, CCM
Culturally Self Representative Pedagogies: Hip Hop Expressions
Carla Becker
research, hip-hop
Bluegrass in the Academy: How a “Minority Music” Thrives
Nate Olson
paper, HPME
Underground Rising: Community Building and Learning Among Underground Club DJs
Eva J. Egolf
paper, movement, and dance
Rap, Racism, and Punk Pedagogy
Gareth Dylan Smith
paper, social justice
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11:00–12:00pmTeaching Students How to Perform with Technology
Misty Jones Simpson
paper/technologies in popular music education
ConneXions: A Culturally Responsive Contemporary Ensemble
Tamara Thies
panel, HPME
Systems Thinking: Fostering Entrepreneurial Mindset in Arts Education
Christine Beamer
workshop, entrepreneurship
Teaching Popular Music through a World Music Pedagogy Framework
Sandra Adorno
workshop, K–12
Hip Hop Literature
Holly Smith
workshop, hip-hop
Confronting Prejudices Instilled by Normative Practices
Mia Ibrahim
social justice/artistic citizenship
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12:00–1:30pmLUNCH ON OWN
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1:30–2:30pmDo it for Them; Steven Universe and the Music Classroom
Sara Munson
workshop, K–12
Pop and Lock: Keeping Your Kids Engaged
Christopher Burns
workshop, K–12
From Orchestra to Producer: The Practices and Routines of Hip Hop Artist Richie Saps
Marjoris Regus,
Richie Saps
research, HPME
"In Memphis They Sure Do Sing and Play": A Workshop on Instrumental and Choral Collaboration
J. Thomas Link
workshop, history
Live Music Sound Nation: Combining the pedagogical and performance practices of the commercial world for the 21st Century college musician
Peter Povey
demonstration, HPME
How to prepare for a college audition for popular music performance programs
Becky Sass, Penny Rajczyk, Kat Reinhert, Bill Boris
panel, HPME
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2:30–3:00pm
Immersive Experiences in Music: XR and the Impact on the Music Industry
Jeffrey Apruzzese,
Ulf Oesterle

paper, entrepreneurship
Digitally Herding Cats: Directing a Musical Over Distance
Raina Murnak
demonstration, tech in PME
Building the Bridge from Classical to Hip-Hip
Courtney Powers
demonstration, K–12
Music in the Language Classroom- teachers' practices incorporating music to aid language learning
Anja Stumpf
paper, HPME
The (Un)popularity of Popular Drum Kit Instruction
Virginia Davis, Gareth Dylan Smith
paper, HPME
Singing Truth to Power
Jon Bell
social justice
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3:00–4:00pmKEYNOTE
DEZ DICKERSON
member of Prince's band, the Revolution
interview by Odie Blackmon
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4:00–4:30pmLearning through Technology: The World of the Drumset
Daniel Gohn
demonstration, tech in PME
Encouraging Yet Demanding: Integration of Learner-Centeredness and Subject Expertise in Teaching Popular Music and Hard Rock Groove
Kristian Wahlström
paper, HPME
Exploration, Improvisation, and Differentiation in Rock and Jazz: The Magic of Pentatonic Scales
Dave Cosby
presentation, general
A Multiple Case Study of Elementary Music Teachers Integrating Modern Band Pedagogies into the Curriculum
Kevin Droe
presentation, K–12
A Conceptual Framework for Developing HPME Programs and Curriculum
Kat Reinhert
research, HPME
Application Practices, Pitfalls, and Successes
Fred Johnson, Clay Stevenson
presentation, HPME
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4:30–5:30pm
POP TEN BLOCK
An Academic Freedom Framework for 21st Century Popular Music Education
Jake Hertzog
HPME

Motu Hybrid Ensembles
Steve Hadley
HPME
Constructing' Popular Music Histories
Katie Chatburn
HPME
"Where My Girls At?": Female DJs and Representation in EDM
Candice Davenport Mattio
research, social justice
Music Education as Civic Literacy: Exploring the Role Popular Musicianship Plays in Engaging Socio-political Issues within Australian Music Classes
Rhiannon Simpson
social justice
Engaging Instrumental Students Online Through Informal Learning Practices
Nicholas Matherne
K–12
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The Rise of Latinx and Native American Metal
Luis F. Zapata
social justice
Diversity, Engagement and Education: Guiding a Student-Led Event
Fred Johnson
HPME
Journal of Popular Music Education: Lessons Learned
Bryan Powell
Gareth Dylan Smith
HPME
Exploring the Intersectionality of Social Justice, Social Media, and PME Curricula in Higher Education
Robert Bryant
social justice
TBAVision 2020 and 20/20 Vision: Where Are We Now?
Ryan Shaw
K–12
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Songwriting for Decolonialization General Music Methods
Laura Ferguson
social justice
A Forgotten Music Tainted by Appropriation
Dylan Strand
social justice
The Live Sound Class: Innovative and Integrative Practices
Clay Stevenson
HPME
No Blues: No Music Ed.
Fernando Jones
social justice
Social Media in Your Classroom
Courtney Powers
K–12
Sending Music Home: Engaging in the Home-Music Cultures of Students in Distance Instruction
Whitney Mayo
K–12
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Discussion
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5:30–6:30pmKEYNOTE PERFORMANCE
CASSANDRA O'NEAL
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6:30–ONWARDSDINNER ON OWN
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SATURDAY June 12, 2021
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8:30–9:00amCONFERENCE CHECK-IN
APME-SPONSORED COFFEE TIME
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Room 1Room 2Room 3Room 4Room 5Room 6
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9:00–10:00amBeing Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
Courtney Powers
workshop, K–12
Informal Music Learning, Creativity, and Orff Schulwerk
David Dockan
workshop, K–12
Secondary Survival: The Role of Popular Music Education During and After a Pandemic
Eric Songer, Scott Prescott, Maggie Zeidel
workshop, K–12
Experience Design in the Private Studio Lesson
Dan Ripke
workshop, general
Create a Playalong Video Game
Johnny TooNice
workshop, K–12
Taking Risks through Songwriting
Kat Reinhert, Sarah Gulish
workshop, songwriting
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10:00–10:30 amTeaching the Core Arts Standards through Modern Band
Matthew Clauhs
demonstration, K–12
Teaching a Hybrid Ensemble
Bill Boris
demonstration, technology
The Popular Music Ensemble as a “Great Works” Course
Taylor Smith
presentation, HPME
The Rise of Popular Music Education in India
Kristina Kelman
paper/HPME

Pedagogical Innovations in Performance-Practice Traditions of Popular Music Ensembles
Nikita Mamedov
paper, K–12
Infusing Improvisation in the Choral Classroom
Erica Dickson
demonstration, K–12
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10:30–10:45 amBreak
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10:45–11:15 amA Tale of Two Cities: Music Participation Rates in Philadelphia and Nashville
Donna Hewitt,
Ryan Zellner

paper, K–12
Exploring Popular Music Comprehensively: When PME Meets CMP
Emmett O'Leary
paper, K–12
Curriculum Reconstructed: A Digital Approach to Music Learning and Creation in High School Performing Ensembles
Russell Biczo
paper, K–12
Supporting and Leveraging the Musical Code Switchers in Our Traditional Music Ensembles
Shane Colquhoun
demonstration, K–12
Challenging the Hidden and Null Curriculums in Elementary Music
Erika J. Knapp
paper, K–12
Square Peg, Round Hole: Challenges and Opportunities for Popular Music Programs in Traditional Schools of Music
Lance Beaumont
paper, HPME
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11:15–11:45 amWhat You Should Know About the Study of Music Cities
Storm Gloor
presentation, HPME
Partnerships through Song: Preservice Teachers, Elementary Students, and Community Musicians Engaging in Collaborative Songwriting
Donna Gallo,
Emily Kuchenbrod
paper, K–12
Coaching Diverse Learners in the Popular Music Ensemble
Andrew Pfaff, Steve Holley
demonstration, K–12
Supporting Marginalized Voices through Popular Music and Critical Media Literacy
Abigail VanKlompenberg
paper, K–12, social justice
Music Education as Civic Literacy: Exploring the Role Popular Musicianship Plays in Engaging Socio-political Issues within the Music Class
Rhiannon Simpson
paper, K–12
Un-Periodization of Popular Music History: Teaching the Stylistic Evolution of Repertoire
Nikita Mamedov
paper, K–12
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11:45–12:15pmImproving Student Health in Popular Music Education: A Potential Framework of Support
Lucy Heyman
paper, HPME
Employment and Employablity Skills
Andy Stott
paper, business/entrepreneurship
Innovative Ways of Using Launchpads in your Class Room
Ben Konen
demonstration, technology
Transition from an Intermediate Orchestra To Pop Orchestra
Ed Castro
presentation, K–12
Piloting "Creative Musicianship" in Scotland: Transitioning To an Online Curriculum in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Corin Anderson
paper, K–12
African American Music and Its Role in Popular Music Education
Kathy Bullock
paper, HPME
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12:15–12:30pm Break
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12:30–1:30pm Keynote & Closing Session
DARRYL JONES
What I Learned Playing with Miles Davis And The Rolling Stones
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THANKS FOR ATTENDING THE 2021 APME CONFERENCE! WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT YEAR!
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