Welcome to the APME Los Angeles 2024 conference. Here you’ll be able to register for the conference and update your Sched profile. A draft of the conference schedule will be available beginning March 1. At that time, you’ll be able to view the schedule and select what presentations you’d like to attend. 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 June 5–8 to consider the past, present, and future of popular music education.
Learning various musical languages, including Western theory, is key to well-rounded musicianship. However, excluding informal/non-formal ways of learning in formal music institutions makes students feel insufficient. This study seeks to exploring the differences in formal and informal/non-formal musicians’ sense of belonging in formal music institutions.