IMES Benefits Music Educators and Students from Around the Globe

The mission of the Society for Online Music Education is to provide professional training opportunities and mentorship for music educators to facilitate the teaching and learning of music online, and to create ubiquitous musical opportunities for learners around the globe.

Each year the Society hosts an online conference that provides a virtual professional development opportunity for music education on a global scale.

The International Music Education Summit was established in 2017 as the world’s largest live online professional music educator conference. This year, IMES offers more than 85 workshops taught be more than 70 experts in music education hailing from 5 continents!

For 3-days in June, music educators are glued to their screens, connecting to practical and applicable professional development and each other.

Watch from home, wherever you are in the world
Contact with some of the finest Music Education trainers from around the Globe
Professional Development Completion Certificate
Experience cutting-edge topics, clinics, and workshops, alongside practical learning you can use in your classroom tomorrow

What can you expect to experience at IMES?

With this premier conference, you can virtually attend wherever you are in the world. World-Class Presenters will educate, motivate, and inspire. The sessions, workshops and clinics are practical and apply to every K-12 music educator, regardless of discipline. In addition to the session are live streamed performances to entertain and inspire. Missed a session? Not a problem! You have access to on demand viewing of all sessions for at least 1 year at no additional charge. Each attendee receives a complimentary certificate of professional development hours, as well as Free SWAG from our presenters, sponsors, and partners valued at far more than your registration fee!

As for me, I personally look forward to is networking with other attendees from around the world in our Private Facebook Group.

A particular session of note is “Narrowing The Achievement Gap” and will take place on June 11th at 4:30pm MDT. Presented by Jake Douglass of Practicing Musician, the session guides teachers through three conditions to narrow the gap:

First: the class must have a sufficient budget for all students to participate with comparable quality equipment.
Second: world-class supplemental music instruction must be free.
Third: the medium with which the instruction is delivered must be ubiquitous.

The Society is pleased to offer this world-class event to you in our commitment to bringing music education to the world. Take advantage of a special discount for Practicing Musician members! Use Promo Code PM20FOR2020. For information and registration: https://musiceducationsummit.org/

About the Author: Jake Douglass

As a teacher and educator, I possess a unique background having studied music, psychology, neuroscience, and yoga. This synergistic education has provided a well-rounded and experiential understanding of how humans acquire and integrate knowledge. In terms of my personal musical journey, I started playing flute at age 4, moved to piano, then to alto saxophone before finding my passion in drums and percussion. Playing music begets a transcendent presence that can only be experienced through a deep mind, body, and spirit connection, making learning an instrument an ideal catalyst for growth. That is the simple truth that drives me and the primary gift I want to impart to others. With Practicing Musician, I am creating truly equitable access to world-class music education so every child has the opportunity to participate in a music program that speaks to their specific expressive needs and expands their aesthetic sensibilities.