Welcome to the APME Liverpool 2025 conference. Here, you’ll be able to register for the conference and update your Sched profile. We encourage you to browse the various presentations and to create a custom schedule. 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 July 22–24, 2025!
This study explores how adolescents in two distinct regions -- rural Ireland and Los Angeles county -- discover the songs that become the soundtracks to their lives. In an age of infinite content and evolving technology, this research creates a window into the musical world of our high school students.
Join Drs. Davis, Kennedy, and Wacker as we present our analysis of Journal of Popular Music Education articles (2017–2024). We’ll explore trends in research methods, participant types, and topics, compare findings with other music education journals, and discuss emerging gaps and future directions in the field.
Composing and Improvising in the Music Classroom: Ideas and techniques to support the early stages of group composition, encouraging creative music-making. Designed to develop key skills in performing, listening, composing, and improvising by breaking down a musical example into simple rhythmic and melodic riffs, transforming it, improvising on its various elements before using these as the basis for pupils own creative compositions.
This interactive workshop offers practical strategies to support neurodivergent students in music education. Participants will explore inclusive teaching techniques, engage in hands-on activities, and leave with a toolkit for fostering creativity, wellbeing, and resilience—both in the classroom and throughout students’ careers in the music industry.
The Colombia Workshop explores traditional Colombian music through movement, rhythm, and collaborative creation. Participants engage in interactive activities, discovering diverse pedagogical tools and traditional repertoires. The workshop fosters reflection, dialogue, and hands-on experiences, enhancing teaching methodologies while celebrating Colombia’s rich musical heritage.
