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| Posting Date | Conference | Location | Dates | Link to Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/18/24 | 2024 American Orff-Schulwerk Association Professional Development Conference | Des Moines, IA | November 13-16, 2024 | More Details |
| 02/08/24 | Musikfest Industry and Education Conference | Bethlehem, PA | August 1-2, 2024 | More Details |
| 11/08/23 | South Carolina Music Educators Association (SCMEA) Research Session | Columbia, SC | February 10, 2024 | More Details |
| 09/28/23 | Early Childhood Music & Movement Association (ECMMA) 2024 Biennial International Convention | Brownsville, TX | June 27-29, 2024 | More Details |
| 09/18/23 | 2023 Iowa Music Educators Association Fall Professional Development Conference | Ames, IA | November 16-18, 2023 | More Details |
| 09/15/23 | Indiana Music Education Association Professional Development Conference | Fort Wayne, IN | January 11-13, 2024 | More Details |
| 08/24/23 | New York State School Music Association Winter Conference | Rochester, NY | November 30 – December 3, 2023 | More Details |
| 08/10/23 | Inspire Harmony: North Carolina Music Educators Association Conference 2023 | Winston-Salem, NC | November 4-7, 2023 | More Details |
| 08/10/23 | Inspire Harmony: North Carolina Music Educators Association Conference 2023 | Winston-Salem, NC | November 4-7, 2023 | More Details |
| 08/10/23 | Virginia Music Educators Association | Richmond, VA | November 16-18, 2023 | More Details |
| 02/07/23 | ECMMA 2023 Biennial International Convention | Brownsville, TX | June 25-28, 2023 | More Details |
| 01/02/23 | GIML 9th International Conference on Music Learning Theory | Oak Park, IL | August 1-3, 2023 | More Details |
| 11/14/22 | South Carolina Music Educators Association - State Conference Poster Session and Research Session | Columbia, SC | February 4, 2023 | More Details |
| 08/30/22 | Iowa Music Educators Association Research Poster Session | Ames, IA | November 17-19, 2022 | More Details |
| 08/18/22 | Georgia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference | Athens, GA | January 26-28, 2023 | More Details |
| 08/08/22 | New York State School Music Association Winter Conference | Rochester, NY | December 1-4, 2022 | More Details |
| 08/08/22 | Redefining Success: North Carolina Music Educators Association 2022 Conference | Winston-Salem, NC | November 5-8, 2022 | More Details |
| 08/08/22 | Redefining Success: North Carolina Music Educators Association 2022 Conference | Winston-Salem, NC | November 5-8, 2022 | More Details |
| 08/02/22 | 2023 PMEA Call for Research | Pocono Manor, PA | April 20-22, 2023 | More Details |
| 05/30/22 | New Directions in Music Education Conference 2023 | East Lansing, MI | February 23-25, 2023 | More Details |
| 05/02/22 | 2023 Desert Skies Symposium on Research in Music Learning and Teaching | Tempe, AZ | February 16-18, 2023 | More Details |
| 04/21/22 | Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium XIV Musical Identities | Tampa, FL/Livestream | February 8-11, 2023 | More Details |
| 11/11/21 | South Carolina Music Educators Association: State Conference Poster Session | Columbia, SC | February 5, 2022 | More Details |
| 09/25/21 | Oklahoma Music Educators Association Winter Conference | Tulsa, OK | January 19-22, 2022 | More Details |
| 09/09/21 | 2021 New York State School Music Association Winter Conference | Rochester, NY | December 2-5, 2021 | More Details |
| 09/03/21 | Georgia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference | Athens, GA | January 27-29, 2022 | More Details |
| 08/16/21 | 63rd Annual TMEA (Tennessee) Professional Development Conference | Nashville, TN | April 27-30, 2022 | More Details |
| 08/11/21 | 2022 PMEA Annual In-Service Conference | Pocono Manor, PA | April 6-9, 2022 | More Details |
| 08/09/21 | Virginia Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference | Norfolk, VA | November 18-20, 2021 | More Details |
| 06/13/21 | Gordon Institute for Music Learning 8th International Conference on Music Learning Theory | Virtual/Oak Park, IL | July 27-29, 2021 | More Details |
| 06/13/21 | Virginia Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference | Norfolk, VA | November 18-20, 2021 | More Details |
| 05/06/21 | Georgia Music Educators Association | Athens, GA | January 27-29, 2022 | More Details |
| 04/27/21 | Sound, Meaning, Education: Conversations | Online | July 21, 2021 | More Details |
| 02/25/21 | South Carolina Music Educators Association Day of Research in Music Education | Virtual (Columbia, South Carolina) | April 24, 2021 | More Details |
| 08/20/20 | Georgia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference | Athens, GA | January 28-30, 2021 | More Details |
| 08/11/20 | Virtual 2021 PMEA Annual Inservice Conference | Online | April 2021 | More Details |
| 07/30/20 | Virginia Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference | Virtual | November 19-21, 2020 | More Details |
| 06/10/20 | International Symposium on the Philosophy of Music Education | Oslo, Norway | June 16-19, 2021 | More Details |
| 06/08/20 | Virginia Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference | Virtual | November 19-21, 2020 | More Details |
| 04/24/20 | Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium XIII | Tampa, FL | January 27-30, 2021 | More Details |
| 04/16/20 | Georgia Music Educators Conference: Research | Athens, GA | January 28-30, 2021 | More Details |
| 01/06/20 | Arkansas ACDA Summer Conference | Jonesboro, AR | July 20-22, 2020 | More Details |
| 12/04/19 | ECMMA 2020 Biennial International Convention | East Lansing, MI | June 28 - July 1, 2020 | More Details |
| 09/18/19 | Oxford Symposium on the History of Music Education | Oxford, MS | June 3-6, 2020 | More Details |
| 09/17/19 | South Carolina Music Educators Association State Conference Poster Session | Columbia, SC | February 6-9, 2020 | More Details |
| 09/03/19 | Virginia Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference | Hot Springs, VA | November 21-23, 2019 | More Details |
| 08/29/19 | Colorado Music Educators Association Clinic/Conference | Colorado Springs, CO | January 22–25, 2019 | More Details |
| 08/28/19 | Georgia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference | Athens, GA | January 23-25, 2020 | More Details |
| 08/27/19 | CMS, 7th Pacific Southwest Conference, "Music and Social Justice: Issues in Diversity, Sustainability, and Engagement" | Flagstaff, AZ | March 13-15, 2020 | More Details |
| 08/19/19 | New York State School Music Association Winter Conference | Rochester, NY | December 5-8, 2019 | More Details |
| 08/14/19 | 2020 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) Annual In-Service Conference | Pocono Manor, PA | April 22-25, 2019 | More Details |
| 08/09/19 | Virginia Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference | Hot Springs, VA | November 21-23, 2019 | More Details |
| 06/06/19 | New Directions in Music Education | East Lansing, MI | February 27-29, 2020 | More Details |
| 06/04/19 | Iowa Music Educators Association Conference Research Poster Session | Ames, IA | November 21-23, 2019 | More Details |
| 06/03/19 | Florida Music Education Association Professional Development Conference | Tampa, FL | January 8-11, 2020 | More Details |
| 04/30/19 | Georgia Music Educators Conference: Research | Athens, GA | January 23-25, 2020 | More Details |
| 04/03/19 | 7th International Conference on Music Learning Theory | Oak Park, IL | July 30 – August 1, 2019 | More Details |
| 11/26/18 | Modern Band Colloquium | Fort Collins, CO | July 29 - August 1, 2019 | More Details |
| 11/13/18 | The Tavener Centre International Symposium on Music, Spirituality, Wellbeing & Theology | Winchester Cathedral, UK | June 14-15, 2019 | More Details |
| 11/02/18 | 2019 Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) Midwinter Clinic | Minneapolis, MN | February 14-16, 2019 | More Details |
| 10/29/18 | Kentucky Music Educators Association | Louisville, KY | February 6-9, 2019 | More Details |
| 10/17/18 | International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education 2019 | Denton, TX | June 9-12, 2019 | More Details |
| 10/04/18 | Mid-South Music Education Research Symposium | Oxford, MS | February 8-9, 2019 | More Details |
| 10/03/13 | Hip-Hop in the Golden Age | Bloomington, IN | February 16-17, 2019 | More Details |
| 10/01/18 | 8th Biennial Colloquium for Instrumental Music Teacher Educators (IMTE) | Perrysville, OH | May 16-18, 2019 | More Details |
| 10/01/18 | 12th International Symposium on the Philosophy of Music Education | London, ON, Canada | June 5-8, 2019 | More Details |
| 9/22/18 | American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) National Conference | Kansas City, MO | February 27 - March 2, 2019 | More Details |
| 9/22/18 | ISAME7: Advancing Music Education Through Assessment: Honoring Culture, Diversity, and Practice | Gainesville, FL | March 19-22, 2019 | More Details |
| 9/12/18 | 2019 Desert Skies Symposium for Research in Music Education | Tempe, AZ | February 21-23, 2019 | More Details |
| 9/10/18 | Illinois Music Education Conference | Peoria, IL | January 23-26, 2019 | More Details |
| 9/9/18 | NAfME Northwest Division Conference | Portland, OR | February 14–17, 2019 | More Details |
| 9/8/18 | Mountain Lake Colloquium for Teachers of General Music Methods | Pembroke, VA | May 19-22, 2019 | More Details |
| 8/29/18 | Colorado Music Educators Association Clinic/Conference | Colorado Springs, CO | January 23–26, 2018 | More Details |
| 8/28/18 | Georgia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference | Athens, GA | January 24-26, 2019 | More Details |
| 8/27/18 | Iowa Music Educators Association Conference | Ames, IA | November 15-17, 2018 | More Details |
| 8/13/18 | 2019 Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) Midwinter Clinic | Minneapolis, MN | February 14-16, 2019 | More Details |
| 8/10/18 | Virginia Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference | Hot Springs, VA | November 15-17, 2018 | More Details |
| 8/7/18 | Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium XII | Tampa, FL | February 6-9, 2019 | More Details |
| 8/2/18 | 2019 NAfME Eastern Division/Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Conference | Pittsburgh, PA | April 4-7, 2019 | More Details |
| 8/1/18 | Enacting Curricular Change in Music Education through Vernacular Music | Cleveland, OH | March 28-30, 2018 | More Details |
| 7/19/18 | South Dakota MEA Annual State Music Education Conference | Rapid City, SD | October 25-27, 2018 | More Details |
| 7/11/18 | Dayton Funk Music Symposium & Dance Party | Dayton, OH | September 12-14, 2018 | More Details |
| 7/10/18 | 8th Annual Conference of the Society for Music Education in Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | November 2-3, 2018 | More Details |
| 7/9/18 | 2019 Desert Skies Symposium on Music Education Research | Tempe, AZ | February 21-23, 2019 | More Details |
| 6/22/18 | Interdisciplinary Society for Quantitative Research in Music and Medicine | Rockville Centre, NY | June 7-9, 2019 | More Details |
| 6/21/18 | South Carolina Music Educators 2019 Professional Development Conference | Columbia, SC | February 7-9, 2019 | More Details |
| 6/14/18 | 2019 AERA Annual Meeting | Toronto, ON, Canada | April 5, 2019 - April 9, 2019 | More Details |
| 6/13/18 | New York State School Music Association Winter Conference | Rochester, NY | November 29 -December 2, 2018 | More Details |
| 6/5/18 | Wisconsin Music Educators Association (WMEA) | Madison, WI | October 25, 2018 | More Details |
| 6/4/18 | Florida Music Education Association Professional Development Conference | Tampa, FL | January 9-12, 2019 | More Details |
| 4/26/18 | The 7th International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education | Gainsville, FL | March 19-22, 2019 | More Details |
| 4/24/18 | Popular Music, Popular Movement(s) | Cleveland, OH | October 5-6, 2018 | More Details |
| 4/23/18 | 11th International Conference for Research in Music Education | Bath, United Kingdom | April 23-26, 2019 | More Details |
| 4/17/18 | 2018 Symposium on Research in Choral Singing (Update) | Evanston, IL | September 14-15, 2018 | More Details |
| 4/9/18 | 12th International Symposium on the Philosophy of Music Education | London, ON, Canada | June 5-8, 2019 | More Details |
| 3/25/18 | Becoming Eleanor Stubley: Beyond the Given | Toronto, Ontario Canada | October 27, 2018 | More Details |
| 2/16/18 | Hip-Hop Music Ed Symposium | Champaign, IL | July 19-20, 2018 | More Details |
| 2/12/18 | 2018 American Orff-Schulwerk Association Conference | Cincinnati, OH | November 7-10, 2018 | More Details |
| 1/3/18 | 2018 Symposium on Research in Choral Singing | Evanston, IL | September 14-15, 2018 | More Details |
| 12/30/17 | NAfME Pre-conference on Philosophy II | Atlanta, GA | March 21-22, 2018 | More Details |
| 12/16/17 | Midwestern Graduate Music Consortium 2018 “Music and Intersectional Thought” | Evanston, IL | April 26-27, 2018 | More Details |
| 12/4/17 | Tennessee Music Educators Association Professional Development State Conference | Nashville, TN | April 11-14, 2018 | More Details |
| 11/11/17 | International Research Symposium on Talent Education | Minneapolis, MN | May 24-25, 2018 | More Details |
| 11/8/17 | Modern Band Colloquium | Fort Collins, CO | July 7-11, 2018 | More Details |
| 11/1/17 | Performing Arts Medicine Association International Symposium | Orange, CA | June 30-July 3, 2018 | More Details |
| 10/24/17 | Kansas Music Educators Association Conference Poster Session | Wichita, KS | February 22-24, 2018 | More Details |
| 10/23/17 | 2018 American Orff-Schulwerk Association Conference | Cincinnati, OH | November 7-10, 2018 | More Details |
| 10/23/17 | International Conference on Narrative Inquiry in Music Education (NIME6) | Boston, MA | May 24-26, 2018 | More Details |
| 10/8/17 | Kentucky Music Educators Association | Louisville, KY | February 7-10, 2018 | More Details |
| 10/6/17 | NEMA/BREMF Conference: Vocal Sound and Style 1450-1650 | Brighton, England | October 20-21, 2018 | More Details |
| 10/5/17 | 3rd Research Symposium on Social Impact of Making Music (SIMM) 2018 | Portugal | May 19-20, 2018 | More Details |
| 10/3/17 | Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference | Columbus, OH | February 8-10, 2018 | More Details |
| 9/30/17 | Mid-South Music Education Research Symposium | Hatttiesburg, MS | February 9-10, 2018 | More Details |
| 9/28/17 | Virginia Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference | Hot Springs, VA | November 16-18, 2017 | More Details |
| 9/26/17 | Iowa Music Educators Association (IMEA) Annual Conference | Ames, IA | November 16-18, 2017 | More Details |
| 9/18/17 | Early Childhood Music and Movement Association 2018 Biennial International Convention | Buffalo, NY | June 24-27, 2018 | More Details |
| 9/17/17 | Community Music Activity Pre-Conference Seminar of the International Society of Music Education | Tbilisi, Georgia | July 10-14, 2018 | More Details |
| 9/11/17 | Indiana Music Educators' Professional Development Conference | Fort Wayne, IN | January 11-13, 2018 | More Details |
| 9/6/17 | North Carolina Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference | Winston-Salem, NC | November 12-14, 2017 | More Details |
| 8/24/17 | 2018 Illinois Music Education Conference | Peoria, IL | January 24-28, 2018 | More Details |
| 8/23/17 | Colorado Music Educators Association Clinic/Conference | Colorado Springs, CO | January 24–27, 2018 | More Details |
| 8/22/17 | South Carolina Music Educators Association | Columbia, SC | Feb 15-17, 2018 | More Details |
| 8/13/17 | Public Music Discourse: In Honor of the Bernstein Centenary | Columbia, SC | March 2-3, 2018 | More Details |
| 8/10/17 | Alabama Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference | Birmingham, AL | January 18-20, 2018 | More Details |
| 8/7/17 | 2018 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association In-Service Conference | Lancaster, PA | April 18-21, 2018 | More Details |
| 8/3/17 | GMEA 2018 In-Service Conference Poster Session | Athens, GA | January 26, 2018 | More Details |
| 8/2/17 | Small Acts of Subversion Symposium (SASS): Imagining Possibly Subversive Futures | Minneapolis, MN | September 8, 2017 | More Details |
| 7/13/17 | New York State School Music Association Winter Conference | Rochester, NY | November 30 - December 3, 2017 | More Details |
| 5/10/17 | Louisiana Music Educators Association Conference Research Session | Baton Rouge, LA | November 18-20, 2017 | More Details |
| 5/9/17 | LMEA Collegiate Summit | Baton Rouge, LA | November 17-20, 2017 | More Details |
| 4/14/17 | Florida Music Education Association Conference Research Poster Session | Tampa, FL | January 10-13, 2018 | More Details |
| 3/24/17 | 6th International Conference on Music Learning Theory | Chicago, IL | August 1-3, 2017 | More Details |
| 2/15/17 | Wisconsin Music Educators Association (WMEA)- Research Poster Session | Madison, WI | October 26, 2017 | More Details |
| 2/14/17 | The Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research (APSMER) | Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia | July 19-21, 2017 | More Details |
| 1/28/17 | Kansas Music Education Association In-Service Workshop Conference Research Poster Session 2017 | Wichita, KS | February 23-25, 2017 | More Details |
| 1/19/17 | MayDay Group Colloquium 29: Thinking Critically about Institutions and Individuals | Gettysburg, PA | June 21-24, 2017 | More Details |
| 1/13/17 | Exploring the spiritual in music: Interdisciplinary dialogues in music, wellbeing and education | Lissenden Gardens, London | December 9-10, 2017 | More Details |
| 1/12/17 | Thompson Symposium for Master's Degree Students: Research in Practice | University Park, PA | April 29, 2017 | More Details |
| 12/18/16 | 2017 Symposium on Music Teacher Education | Minneapolis, MN | September 7-9, 2017 | More Details |
| 12/4/16 | Mid-Biennial Perception and Cognition SRIG Conference | New Orleans, LA | March 9-11, 2017 | More Details |
| 11/21/16 | Mid-South Music Education Research Symposium | Oxford, MS | February 10-11, 2017 | More Details |
| 11/19/16 | Interdisciplinary Society for Quantitative Research in Music and Medicine (ISQRMM) Third Biennial Conference | Bridgeport, CT | August 5-6, 2017 | More Details |
| 11/2/16 | Implementing Music Policies & Action Steps (IMPACTS) in Early Childhood | Reston, Virginia | January 12-13, 2017 | More Details |
| 10/31/16 | Tennessee Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference | Nashville, TN | April 5-8, 2017 | More Details |
| 10/26/16 | Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference Research Poster Session 2017 | Cleveland, OH | February 2-4, 2017 | More Details |
| 10/24/16 | Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA) | Montgomery, AL | January 19-21, 2017 | More Details |
| 10/23/16 | Joint Research Centres Conference NMH | Oslo, Norway | November 1-3, 2017 | More Details |
| 10/22/16 | GMEA (Georgia) In-Service Conference | Athens, GA | January 26-28, 2017 | More Details |
| 9/17/16 | Indiana Music Educators Professional Development Conference | Ft. Wayne, IN | January 12-14, 2017 | More Details |
| 9/15/16 | The 10th International Conference for Research in Music Education | Bath, UK | April 24-27 2017 | More Details |
| 9/7/16 | Colorado Music Educators Association Clinic/Conference | Colorado Springs, CO | January 25–28, 2017 | More Details |
| 9/7/16 | Instrumental Music Education: Towards the Future (IMTE) | Perrysville, OH | May 18-20, 2017 | More Details |
| 9/6/16 | Desert Skies Symposium on Research in Music Education | Tempe, AZ | February 23-25, 2017 | More Details |
| 9/2/16 | Mountain Lake Colloquium | Pembroke, VA | May 21-24, 2017 | More Details |
| 8/22/16 | Virginia Music Educators' Association Research Poster Session | Hot Springs, VA | November 17-19, 2016 | More Details |
| 8/18/16 | “Singing the Circle: Kodaly-Inspired Music Education from Birth to Adult” – International Kodaly Society Symposium | Camrose, Alberta, Canada | August 8-13, 2017 | More Details |
| 8/8/16 | South Carolina Music Educators Association | Columbia, SC | February 2-4, 2017 | More Details |
| 7/20/16 | New York State School Music Association Winter Conference | Rochester, NY | December 1-4, 2016 | More Details |
| 7/5/16 | Louisiana Music Educators Association Conference | Baton Rouge, LA | November 17-21, 2016 | More Details |
| 7/3/16 | Pennsylvania Music Educators Association In-Service Conference 2017 | Erie, PA | April 19-21, 2017 | More Details |
| 6/28/16 | Oklahoma City Symposium on the History of Music Education | Oklahoma City, OK | May 31 - June 3, 2017 | More Details |
| 6/27/16 | Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) 2016 Professional Development Conference Research Poster Session | Hot Springs, VA | November 17-19, 2016 | More Details |
| 6/27/16 | 6th International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education | Birmingham, UK England | April 18-21, 2017 | More Details |
| 6/11/16 | Mountain Lake Colloquium | Pembroke, VA | May 21-24, 2017 | More Details |
| 5/30/16 | 2017 Michigan Music Conference Research Symposium & Poster Session | Grand Rapids, MI | January 19-20, 2017 | More Details |
| 5/30/16 | The Improvising Brain III: Cultural Variation and Analytical Approaches | Atlanta, GA | February 26-28, 2017 | More Details |
| 5/25/16 | Florida Music Education Association Professional Development Conference | Tampa, FL | January 11-14, 2017 | More Details |
| 5/24/16 | Eastern Division NAfME | Atlantic City, NJ | April 5-8, 2017 | More Details |
| 5/23/16 | LMEA Collegiate Summit | Baton Rouge, LA | November 20-21, 2016 | More Details |
| 5/13/16 | Wisconsin Music Educators Association State Conference | Madison, WI | October 26-29, 2017 | More Details |
| 5/13/16 | Musicking Equity: Enacting social justice through music education - New Directions in Music Education | East Lansing, MI | February 16-18, 2017 | More Details |
| 4/23/16 | Advances in Arts Assessment Symposium | Grapevine, TX | November 11-12, 2016 | More Details |
| 3/20/16 | ArkMEA Fall Professional Development Conference | Hot Springs, AR | November 3-4, 2016 | More Details |
| 2/23/16 | Music and Lifelong Learning Symposium- 25th Anniversary of New Horizons Music | Ithaca, NY | October 13-15, 2016 | More Details |