Name: Beyond the Cover: Incorporating Cultural Influences and Identities into Performances
Start: 2026-07-16T11:15:00+0200
End: 2026-07-16T11:30:00+0200

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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Beyond the Cover: Incorporating Cultural Influences and Identities into Performances

Thursday July 16, 2026 11:15am - 11:30am CEST

Liceo Ovidio - Room 4

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

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)

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