Pedagogy and Practice in Popular Music Education
Posted: January 14th, 2025 | Filed under: Calls for Papers | Comments Off on Pedagogy and Practice in Popular Music EducationAssociation for Popular Music Education European Conference 2025
July 22-24, 2025, Liverpool, UK
The submission deadline has been extended to February 15, 2025, and can be accessed by clicking this link.
The Association of Popular Music Education (APME) European Conference 2025, hosted at Liverpool Institute for Performance Arts in Liverpool, invites scholars, educators, musicians, practitioners, and industry professionals to submit proposals for papers, presentations, and workshops that explore innovative practices, foster critical discussions, and share emerging trends in popular music education. This year’s conference focuses on the intersection of pedagogy and practice in popular music education, highlighting key issues in diversity, social justice, and the evolving role of music education in our communities.
We are particularly interested in papers that explore, challenge, or propose new directions in the following themes:
Key Topics:
- Collegiality, Communities, and Collectives: Exploring collaborative approaches to music education, community-building through music, and the role of collectives in the development of music learning environments.
- Innovative Approaches in Music Teaching and Learning: New and emerging pedagogies in popular music education, including the use of technology, active learning strategies, and student-centered approaches.
- Social Justice in Popular Music Education: How music education can address issues of inequality, marginalization, and discrimination within educational contexts and beyond.
- Inclusion of Culture in the Learning Space: Examining the role of cultural representation in popular music education, focusing on how to include diverse cultural practices and voices in the curriculum.
- AI and Popular Music: Investigating the role of artificial intelligence in music creation, performance, and education, and its implications for the future of popular music pedagogy.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Examining best practices for promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in popular music education, from the classroom to the professional world.
- Artistic Citizenship: Exploring the role of music educators and musicians in fostering social responsibility, cultural awareness, and civic engagement through music.
- Underrepresentation of Popular Music Genres: Addressing the underrepresentation of genres such as country, metal, punk, and others in popular music education and curricula.
- Curricula and Assessment Practices: Rethinking traditional curricula and assessment methods in popular music education, including practical, theoretical, and digital approaches to music learning and evaluation.
- Purposes of PME: Defining the aims and objectives of popular music education in today’s world, with a focus on its impact on individuals, communities, and society.
- Social Media and its Impact on Popular Music: The role of social media in shaping popular music trends, artist visibility, and its influence on music education practices.
- Copyright, IP, and Licensing Issues in Popular Music: Examining the intersection of intellectual property, copyright, and licensing in the context of popular music education and production.
- Songwriting, Arranging, and Producing: Exploring innovative pedagogical practices in songwriting, arrangement, and production in the popular music curriculum.
- Recording, Production, and Music Technologies: Approaches to teaching recording techniques, music production, and the integration of cutting-edge music technologies in the classroom.
- Crossover Musics: Exploring hybrid genres and interdisciplinary approaches to music-making that blur the lines between traditional genres, cultures, and musical forms.
- Interdisciplinary Approaches to Music Education: Exploring how popular music education intersects with other disciplines such as media studies, performance arts, technology, and cultural studies.
- Critiques of Popular Music Education: Critical perspectives on current trends, practices, and ideologies within popular music education, including reflections on power structures, pedagogical practices, and institutional norms.
Join us in Liverpool for an exciting exploration of the future of popular music education. This conference offers a space for critical engagement, creative exchange, the building of community, and collaboration as we shape the next era of PME.
Guidelines for Submission
All proposals should include an abstract of 200–250 words and a 50-word, illustrative summary to be included in the conference app. All presenters must be current APME members at the time of the conference and registered for the conference.
Accepted presenters will be notified by 1st March 2025
Conference Dates: 22-24 July, 2025
Location: Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Liverpool, UK
For more information about the conference and to register, please visit https://www.popularmusiceducation.org/conferences/liverpool-2025
Limit of 2 submissions per person.
The submission deadline has been extended to February 15, 2025, and can be accessed by clicking this link.
Pop 10!
Our popular Pop 10! format constitutes the majority of sessions as they inspire conversation and connection between conference attendees. Pop 10s involve 3–4 ten-minute presentations that serve as a conversation starter for a larger, interactive discussion. These are grouped by similar or complementary topics and followed by 20–30 minutes of facilitated conversation exploring the connections between topics presented.
Demonstration
A 20-minute presentation that shares a teaching approach, resource, or technology. This is followed by 5 minutes of discussion.
Research
A 20-minute presentation that shares results from a research study. This is followed by 5 minutes of discussion.
Panel
A 45-minute session featuring multiple presenters discussing a single topic. This is followed by 15 minutes of discussion.
Workshop
A 45-minute interactive session with high audience participation. This is followed by 15 minutes of discussion. Workshop proposals require a detailed, one-page outline describing how the session will be interactive.
Virtual Pop 10!
A 10-minute pre-recorded presentation that can cover a variety of topics. Beyond being promoted and featured during the conference, the presentation material can also be used as content for the APME blog, social media, and other outlets, helping to reach a wider audience beyond the conference.