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Welcome to the APMExMEMECO Italy 2026 Conference!
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Join us July 14–16 in Sulmona, Italy, as we share voices and shape the future of popular music, identity, and education.

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Thursday, July 16
 

11:00am CEST

Supporting Student Artists as Founders, Not Just Performers
Thursday July 16, 2026 11:00am - 11:15am CEST
Liceo Ovidio - Room 4 @ PIAZZA XX SETTEMBRE 13, 67039 SULMONA (AQ)
This Pop-10! session focuses on supporting student artists as founders by integrating sustainability, creative agency, and real-world context into popular music education while keeping artistry, identity, and creative risk at the center.
Speakers
avatar for Brian Wilkins

Brian Wilkins

Founder/Lecturer, Aesthetic Music Group/Frost School of Music
BRIAN WILKINS - BIO  Brian Wilkins is a manager, educator, technologist, and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the music, education, and technology. Brian has held executive and creative positions at major record labels (Sony Music Entertainment/Sony BMG/Universal... Read More →
Thursday July 16, 2026 11:00am - 11:15am CEST
Liceo Ovidio - Room 4 PIAZZA XX SETTEMBRE 13, 67039 SULMONA (AQ)
  Pop 10
  • global Y

11:15am CEST

Beyond the Cover: Incorporating Cultural Influences and Identities into Performances
Thursday July 16, 2026 11:15am - 11:30am CEST
Liceo Ovidio - Room 4 @ PIAZZA XX SETTEMBRE 13, 67039 SULMONA (AQ)
The purpose of this Pop 10! session is to highlight scaffolded learning strategies used to engage music education majors in culturally valid approaches to fuse contrasting but complementary musical styles while honoring the characteristic musical elements and personalizing a performance.
Speakers
avatar for Tamara Thies

Tamara Thies

Area Director of Music Education, California State University, Long Beach
Tamara T. Thies, PhD is Area Director of Music Education for the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music and Co-Coordinator of Music Education for the Single Subject Credential Program in the College of Education at California State University, Long Beach. Currently, she is the Music Education in Higher Education Rep... Read More →
Thursday July 16, 2026 11:15am - 11:30am CEST
Liceo Ovidio - Room 4 PIAZZA XX SETTEMBRE 13, 67039 SULMONA (AQ)
  Pop 10
  • global Y
 

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