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Designing a BA in Popular Music #apme2018

by Joe Bennett | Jun 25, 2018 | Association of Popular Music Education, Education, Popular Music

Evan Tobias, Arizona State University Evan begins by describing the program beginning with a ‘chicken and egg’ situation in his institution. A committee was formed to figure out how to launch a popular music degree – but no-one on the committee had a...

Association for Popular Music Education #apme #songwriting

by Joe Bennett | Jun 25, 2018 | berklee, Education, music production, Popular Music, Songwriting

I’m in Nashville, at the #apme conference, hosted by Middle Tennessee State University. Popular Music Education is still a relatively young field, at least in terms of having its own conference (launched ~10 years ago) and journal (launched last year). More...

New Music Ecosystem 2018 conference – live blog

by Joe Bennett | May 5, 2018 | Copyright, Education, music production, Research, Songwriting

No, the other Washington.   I’m in Seattle at the New Music Ecosystem conference, organised by the University of Washington Law School. It’s a gathering of music and law professionals, discussing the future of creators’ compensation, tech/music...

The DIY Musician #Berklee #cdbaby

by Joe Bennett | Apr 14, 2018 | Copyright, Education, Popular Music

This week I’m at Berklee’s campus in Valencia, Spain. There will be some regular work-related meetings while I’m out here, talking about our study abroad options, and the four Masters programs. And this weekend, Berklee Valencia is hosting the DIY...

Berklee's Fair Music report

by Joe Bennett | Oct 28, 2016 | Copyright, Education, Popular Music, Research

My first full session today at the CMS conference is presented by Berklee faculty members Peter Alhadeff and Luiz Augusto Buff. They are, today, analysing and critiquing Berklee’s Fair Music Report. Peter begins with some caveats; he comments that the report...

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