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!
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5 Elements of Voicework is a philosophical framework and learning methodology in vocal (personal) development informed by 5 Element and Yin Yang Theories. This model has been enriched with the integration of Polyvagal Theory; presenting scope to be utilised as a teaching resource for therapeutic practitioners and those exploring creative modalities to support trauma-experienced individuals.
This interactive session will take participants through a comprehensive deconstruction of a recent Hot 100 #1 hit, utilizing the proprietary methodologies and visualization tools of Hit Songs Deconstructed. Participants will also discover unique and engaging ways to teach "pop theory" to students, making complex concepts easy to understand by using the Hit Songs Deconstructed tools themselves.
This presentation examines the potential benefits and challenges of implementing informal music learning in formal school music contexts and raises critical questions. This session may benefit school music teachers who wish to expand their music teaching horizons and accommodate music students’ diverse music learning needs and interests.
Arranging and interpreting pop songs collaboratively, with groups of 10, 15 or 25 members, is a challenging and rewarding experience. I want to show how we can tackle these group processes by offering structure and cultivating openness. After a warm-up with participatory elements, we sing and play a pop song together. I give some input to get started, and then leave space for developing ideas. We will make the song our own by changing roles and taking artistic decisions together. Own instruments are welcome!
Classical and media composers face contrasting workflows: classical composers create polished scores for musicians, while media composers create realistic audio demos for nonmusicians. This demonstration bridges the gap, teaching composers to balance quality and efficiency by creating realistic mock-ups within notation software using sample libraries, playback engines, and DAWs.
New music technologies have created opportunities to explore science, technology, engineering and math, through the art of music. This demonstration is for teachers, students, and music technologists who are interested in connecting music with STEM. An interactive demonstration of software and hardware tools for educators and students will be provided.
This presentation explores how AI skill sets can be taught and assessed in degree-level popular music education to enhance employability. It examines effective teaching methods, assessment strategies, and real-world applications, ensuring graduates are AI-literate and industry-ready. The session will discuss best practices and future opportunities for text-generative AI in popular music education.
Terminology in vocal studies often varies, causing confusion for vocalists trying to develop their skills. This presentation highlights research on vocal pedagogy in HPME, addresses the disparities in terminology used for vocal studies and introduces the creation of a unified framework that integrates language and terminology from various existing vocal pedagogies.
As modern band programs continue to expand across the U.S., so too has the presence of modern band honor ensembles. This session will explore the process, challenges, and innovations of modern band honor ensembles, from audition to performance, with an emphasis on student agency and musical diversity.
The presentation of a simple visual decision-making model for use by musicians and music educators that guides all types of musicians to identify the different types of day-to-day decisions they encounter and make more informed choices.
The promotion of technology often attempts to associate with prevailing trends: words such as 'crypto', 'metaverse' and 'A.I.' can be used almost to the point of meaninglessness. This paper discusses historical and current examples of algorithmic processing, machine learning and generative A.I. and their changing use in music production and pedagogy.
The PLR Toolkit: Practice-led Research and Inclusivity in Postgraduate Music Industry Education presents results from the introduction of PLR to a postgraduate MA in Music Industry HE which pushes the boundaries and conventions of academic research and extends the possibilities for future practitioner researchers, creating an inclusive and diverse learning space and a vital toolkit which connects students to music industry employment opportunities early on in their careers,
The BIG question: How can we balance the old with the new... academics with originality? In this session, we’ll explore ways to update music curricula so students get the best of both worlds, strong foundational skills alongside the creative tools they need to thrive in today’s professional music scene.
