Brian Gellerstein, Ph.D.
@bgellerstein.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Music Education @ Berklee College of Music focusing on the dismantling of White supremacy in education, anti-racism, culturally responsive pedagogy, and culturally generative pedagogy
#musiced #AcademicSky #edusky
www.gellerstein.com
#musiced #AcademicSky #edusky
www.gellerstein.com
I'm thrilled to be a part of the MA Music Educators Journal! Check out Vol. 75, No. 1 & pay special attention to @lisa-linde.bsky.social's article Jazz Language: Did you Call her Today on p. 16. Thank you @christywhit.bsky.social for another fantastic issue!
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Massachusetts Music Educators Journal Vol. 75, no. 1 Fall 2026
Massachusetts Music Educators Journal Vol. 75, no. 1 Fall 2026
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September 3, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I'm thrilled to be a part of the MA Music Educators Journal! Check out Vol. 75, No. 1 & pay special attention to @lisa-linde.bsky.social's article Jazz Language: Did you Call her Today on p. 16. Thank you @christywhit.bsky.social for another fantastic issue!
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I'm happy to share that the summer MMEJ has dropped. In The More Things Change: Confronting the Legacy of the Jazz Panic, I connect 1920s racist White American outrage with contemporary attitudes & discourse within music education. drive.google.com/file/d/1nmb0... #musiceducation #JazzEducation
Gellerstein, The More Things Change.pdf
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June 2, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I'm happy to share that the summer MMEJ has dropped. In The More Things Change: Confronting the Legacy of the Jazz Panic, I connect 1920s racist White American outrage with contemporary attitudes & discourse within music education. drive.google.com/file/d/1nmb0... #musiceducation #JazzEducation
I will be presenting at @isme1953.bsky.social 2026 in Montreal! My session, Standing Guard: Gatekeeping & the Persistence of Whiteness in Music Education, springs from my research on White Supremacy & gatekeeping in music education. I hope to see you there! #ISME2026 #musiceducation #musiceducators
May 28, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I will be presenting at @isme1953.bsky.social 2026 in Montreal! My session, Standing Guard: Gatekeeping & the Persistence of Whiteness in Music Education, springs from my research on White Supremacy & gatekeeping in music education. I hope to see you there! #ISME2026 #musiceducation #musiceducators
It was a wonderful weekend being in community with colleagues, students, and friends at Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education's ABLE Assembly. This is my favorite conference and I am proud to be part of it. Thank you Rhoda Bernard for everything that you do for our community!
April 13, 2026 at 8:58 PM
It was a wonderful weekend being in community with colleagues, students, and friends at Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education's ABLE Assembly. This is my favorite conference and I am proud to be part of it. Thank you Rhoda Bernard for everything that you do for our community!
This weekend is going to be a great one at Berklee College of Music! If you can, join us at the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education ABLE Assembly. I will be presenting solo, with dear friends, and with brilliant graduate students. There is still time to register—see the QR code below.
April 10, 2026 at 1:39 PM
This weekend is going to be a great one at Berklee College of Music! If you can, join us at the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education ABLE Assembly. I will be presenting solo, with dear friends, and with brilliant graduate students. There is still time to register—see the QR code below.
Dr. Chris Hall joined us @ Berklee & we're presenting Saturday @ the BIAAE ABLE Assembly. DL his dissertation Substantially Silent: Exploring the Variability of “Voice” at the Intersection of Race and Dis/Ability in a Restrictive Special Education Placement here: scholarworks.umb.edu/doctoral_dis...
April 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Dr. Chris Hall joined us @ Berklee & we're presenting Saturday @ the BIAAE ABLE Assembly. DL his dissertation Substantially Silent: Exploring the Variability of “Voice” at the Intersection of Race and Dis/Ability in a Restrictive Special Education Placement here: scholarworks.umb.edu/doctoral_dis...
I spent 3 days presenting 4 sessions at the @CT Music Educators conference. It was a welcoming space w/ many transformative dialogues & connections. Next up, the @BerkleeCollege Institute for Accessible Arts Education ABLE Assembly from 4/10–11. Learn more & register at college.berklee.edu/able
March 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I spent 3 days presenting 4 sessions at the @CT Music Educators conference. It was a welcoming space w/ many transformative dialogues & connections. Next up, the @BerkleeCollege Institute for Accessible Arts Education ABLE Assembly from 4/10–11. Learn more & register at college.berklee.edu/able
Later this week, I will be presenting at the CT Music Educators Association conference. I'll be talking about whiteness & gatekeeping in music education, culturally generative pedagogy, culturally responsive leadership, and critical approaches to assessment. If you're there, please join me!
March 24, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Later this week, I will be presenting at the CT Music Educators Association conference. I'll be talking about whiteness & gatekeeping in music education, culturally generative pedagogy, culturally responsive leadership, and critical approaches to assessment. If you're there, please join me!
Hello everyone! I am supervising a Master's thesis around gatekeeping practices in college music education. If you are a professor of music or music education, please consider taking this 10 minute survey to support this important work: berklee.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
March 23, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Hello everyone! I am supervising a Master's thesis around gatekeeping practices in college music education. If you are a professor of music or music education, please consider taking this 10 minute survey to support this important work: berklee.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
I'm thrilled to have spent the last few days at my home state conference. I led three sessions, made new friends, and—best of all—I was a proud dad as my daughter performed with the All State Treble Chorus. Thank you Massachusetts Music Educators' Association!
March 21, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I'm thrilled to have spent the last few days at my home state conference. I led three sessions, made new friends, and—best of all—I was a proud dad as my daughter performed with the All State Treble Chorus. Thank you Massachusetts Music Educators' Association!
If you are attending the MMEA (MA) conference next week, I invite you to join me for one—or all—of the sessions I will be facilitating. We will explore the existence & persistence of White supremacy in music education & discuss what we can do about it. Reach out if you have any questions.
March 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
If you are attending the MMEA (MA) conference next week, I invite you to join me for one—or all—of the sessions I will be facilitating. We will explore the existence & persistence of White supremacy in music education & discuss what we can do about it. Reach out if you have any questions.
Thank you, Massachusetts Music Educators' Association for spotlighting my article Doublespeak: Coded Language and Urban Music Education. There’s a direct link in the comments.
March 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Thank you, Massachusetts Music Educators' Association for spotlighting my article Doublespeak: Coded Language and Urban Music Education. There’s a direct link in the comments.
Please check out the new issue of the Massachusetts Music Educators Journal! On p. 17, you will find the article I wrote for the issue Double Speak: Coded Language and Music Education. Thank you to my fellow board members and authors on another excellent edition! online.fliphtml5.com/mlkuf/ihra/#...
Massachusetts Music Educators Journal Vol. 74 no. 3 Spring 2026
Massachusetts Music Educators Journal Vol. 74 no. 3 Spring 2026
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March 5, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Please check out the new issue of the Massachusetts Music Educators Journal! On p. 17, you will find the article I wrote for the issue Double Speak: Coded Language and Music Education. Thank you to my fellow board members and authors on another excellent edition! online.fliphtml5.com/mlkuf/ihra/#...
I'm looking forward to joining my NJMEA friends this week in Atlantic City! Please join me for this double header of sessions where we will first discuss gatekeeping and whiteness in music education and then what we can do about it! #musiceducation
February 16, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I'm looking forward to joining my NJMEA friends this week in Atlantic City! Please join me for this double header of sessions where we will first discuss gatekeeping and whiteness in music education and then what we can do about it! #musiceducation
I am honored to have spent the last two days with music educators from the MN Music Educators Association. Yesterday, I lead a session on culturally responsive leadership and today was a session on coded language. Next up is the NJ Music Educators conference, starting on Thursday!
February 15, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I am honored to have spent the last two days with music educators from the MN Music Educators Association. Yesterday, I lead a session on culturally responsive leadership and today was a session on coded language. Next up is the NJ Music Educators conference, starting on Thursday!
I have a lot of presentations coming up over the next few months. Next up are a pair of virtual sessions for the Minnesota Music Educators Association conference next weekend. I'm proud to stand in solidarity w/ Minnesota music educators! #musiceducation #culturallyresponsivepedagogy #artseducation
February 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I have a lot of presentations coming up over the next few months. Next up are a pair of virtual sessions for the Minnesota Music Educators Association conference next weekend. I'm proud to stand in solidarity w/ Minnesota music educators! #musiceducation #culturallyresponsivepedagogy #artseducation
I’ve spent years talking to educators about the link between White supremacy & music education. The professionals are often shocked. The students? Not at all. Reflecting on culturally generative pedagogy & finding hope in the "haze." Read the full post here: www.gellerstein.com/post/they-re...
They’re Not Gonna Take It: Hope in the Haze
At almost every music education conference I attend, I pose a question that usually splits the room in half. I ask the audience if they have ever considered the intersection of music education and Whi...
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February 6, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I’ve spent years talking to educators about the link between White supremacy & music education. The professionals are often shocked. The students? Not at all. Reflecting on culturally generative pedagogy & finding hope in the "haze." Read the full post here: www.gellerstein.com/post/they-re...
This is the end of a tremendous semester. Below is an ussie from the last moment of our graduate Research Methods course. We spent the class discussing our final pilot studies & they were all brilliantly & thoughtfully conducted. It's an honor to teach & learn at Berklee w/ such passionate students.
December 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is the end of a tremendous semester. Below is an ussie from the last moment of our graduate Research Methods course. We spent the class discussing our final pilot studies & they were all brilliantly & thoughtfully conducted. It's an honor to teach & learn at Berklee w/ such passionate students.
Please check out the latest issue of of the Massachusetts Music Educators Journal! I'm proud for Berklee College of Music music education graduate student Jesse Rigsby who has his first article published starting on page 44 in the Cultural Responsiveness column.
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Massachusetts Music Educators Journal Vol. 74, no. 2 Winter 2025
Massachusetts Music Educators Journal Vol. 74, no. 2 Winter 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Please check out the latest issue of of the Massachusetts Music Educators Journal! I'm proud for Berklee College of Music music education graduate student Jesse Rigsby who has his first article published starting on page 44 in the Cultural Responsiveness column.
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I'm proud to share our new edition of the MA Music Educators Journal! online.fliphtml5.com/mlkuf/zlhu/
Check out page 14, where Liam Bryant penned a fantastic article on improvisation in HS music programs. It was a pleasure working with him on this article for the Jazz & Contemporary Music column.
Check out page 14, where Liam Bryant penned a fantastic article on improvisation in HS music programs. It was a pleasure working with him on this article for the Jazz & Contemporary Music column.
Massachusetts Music Educators Journal Vol. 74, no. 1 Fall 2025
Massachusetts Music Educators Journal Vol. 74, no. 1 Fall 2025
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September 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I'm proud to share our new edition of the MA Music Educators Journal! online.fliphtml5.com/mlkuf/zlhu/
Check out page 14, where Liam Bryant penned a fantastic article on improvisation in HS music programs. It was a pleasure working with him on this article for the Jazz & Contemporary Music column.
Check out page 14, where Liam Bryant penned a fantastic article on improvisation in HS music programs. It was a pleasure working with him on this article for the Jazz & Contemporary Music column.
This photo commemorates the end of an incredible summer session with a brilliant group of music education scholars at Berklee College of Music. The future of #musiceducation is bright!
August 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This photo commemorates the end of an incredible summer session with a brilliant group of music education scholars at Berklee College of Music. The future of #musiceducation is bright!
This past week, I had the honor of hosting Dr. Christopher T. F. Hanson in our Berklee music education classroom. We were all delighted to work with you, Dr. Hanson. You are always welcome at Berklee College of Music!
August 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This past week, I had the honor of hosting Dr. Christopher T. F. Hanson in our Berklee music education classroom. We were all delighted to work with you, Dr. Hanson. You are always welcome at Berklee College of Music!
I'm proud to share the latest issue of the MMEJ. In my column—Jazz & Contemporary Music—Tim Mason did a brilliant job with Who’s Left Out? A Case for General Music in High Schools. Kudos to the authors, staff, & Managing Editor Christy Whittlesey, Ph.D.!
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Massachusetts Music Educators Association Vol. 73, no. 4 Summer 2025
Massachusetts Music Educators Association Vol. 73, no. 4 Summer 2025
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June 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I'm proud to share the latest issue of the MMEJ. In my column—Jazz & Contemporary Music—Tim Mason did a brilliant job with Who’s Left Out? A Case for General Music in High Schools. Kudos to the authors, staff, & Managing Editor Christy Whittlesey, Ph.D.!
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If you are going to be at the NAfME Eastern Division conference next week, I would love to see you at my session Full Disclosure: Exposing and Confronting White Supremacy in Music Education.
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April 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If you are going to be at the NAfME Eastern Division conference next week, I would love to see you at my session Full Disclosure: Exposing and Confronting White Supremacy in Music Education.
cmea.org/2025-nafme-e...
cmea.org/2025-nafme-e...
Hi folks. I'm happy to share that an article I wrote in 2023 (Altogether Different: Student belonging and culturally generative music making) was reprinted in the NHMEA journal, Quarter Notes. If you are at the NHMEA conference tomorrow, I will be presenting.
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Altogether Different NHQN 3.25.pdf
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April 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Hi folks. I'm happy to share that an article I wrote in 2023 (Altogether Different: Student belonging and culturally generative music making) was reprinted in the NHMEA journal, Quarter Notes. If you are at the NHMEA conference tomorrow, I will be presenting.
drive.google.com/file/d/1NKDQ...
drive.google.com/file/d/1NKDQ...