2026 ISME 37th World Conference

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Unity in Music Education: Building Bridges for All

• Cecil Adderley, Ph.D., NAfME President (2025–2028), Chair, Music Education Department, Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts
• Wendy Sims, Ph.D., Co-Chair, NAfME Music Teacher Profession Advisory Committee, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor and Director of Music
• Education, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
• Lisa Crawford, Ph.D., Chair, NAfME Council for Music Composition, Composition Teacher, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Los Angeles, California
• Jared Rawlings, Ph.D., Director, School of Music, University of Maryland School of Music, College Park, Maryland
• Classroom and ensemble strategies
• Creativity, composition, and music technology
• Inclusion, equity, diversity, and well-being
• Truth and Reconciliation sessions (locally curated)
• Culturally responsive and restorative pedagogy
• International perspectives and global collaborations
• Thursday World Conference Keynote
• Featured Session (John Jacobson)
• Evening conference performances
• Closing Ceremonies
• The interactive ISME Creator Space*

Broadening Participation and Opening the Pipeline: Issues and Innovations for PreK–12 Music Education in the United States

• Cecil Adderley, Ph.D., NAfME President (2025–2028), Chair, Music Education Department, Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts
• Wendy Sims, Ph.D., Co-Chair, NAfME Music Teacher Profession Advisory Committee, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor and Director of Music
• Education, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
• Lisa Crawford, Ph.D., Chair, NAfME Council for Music Composition, Composition Teacher, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Los Angeles, California
• Jared Rawlings, Ph.D., Director, School of Music, University of Maryland School of Music, College Park, Maryland
• Classroom and ensemble strategies
• Creativity, composition, and music technology
• Inclusion, equity, diversity, and well-being
• Truth and Reconciliation sessions (locally curated)
• Culturally responsive and restorative pedagogy
• International perspectives and global collaborations
• Thursday World Conference Keynote
• Featured Session (John Jacobson)
• Evening conference performances
• Closing Ceremonies
• The interactive ISME Creator Space*