Dr. Brian Gellerstein

Assistant Professor of Music Education @ Berklee College of Music

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

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's article Jazz Language: Did you Call her Today on p. 16. Thank you Christy Whittlesey for another fantastic issue!
https://t.co/Y9bERcVWBF

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

I'm happy to share that the summer MMEJ dropped. In The More Things Change: Confronting the Legacy of the Jazz Panic, I connect 1920s racist White American outrage w/ contemporary attitudes & discourse within music education. https://t.co/ZI5byPYGNm #musiceducation #JazzEducation

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

I will be presenting at @official_isme 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. See you there! #ISME2026 #musiceducation #musiceducators

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

It was a wonderful weekend being in community with colleagues, students, and friends at @BerkleeCollege Institute for Accessible Arts Education's ABLE Assembly. This is my favorite conference & I'm proud to be part of it.

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

This weekend is going to be a great one at @BerkleeCollege! Join us at the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education ABLE Assembly. I will be presenting solo, with dear friends, & with brilliant graduate students. There is still time to register—see the QR code below.

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

Dr. Chris Hall joined us @Berklee & we're presenting Sat. @ the BIAAE ABLE Assembly. DL his dissertation Substantially Silent: Exploring the Variability of "Voice" at the Intersection of Race & Dis/Ability in a Restrictive Special Education Placement here: https://t.co/yqSAamIHIk

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

I spent 3 days presenting 4 sessions at the @CT Music Educators conference. It was a welcoming space w/ transformative dialogues & connections. Next up, the @BerkleeCollege Institute for Accessible Arts Education ABLE Assembly from 4/10–11. Register at https://t.co/IL6aMLl5zW

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

Later this week, I will be presenting @CTMusicEd conference. I'll be talking about whiteness & gatekeeping in music education, culturally generative pedagogy, culturally responsive leadership, & critical approaches to assessment. If you're there, please join me!

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

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: https://t.co/YQPiMvbweb

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

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 @MAMusicEd!

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

I'm proud to share our new edition of the MA Music Educators Journal! https://t.co/MR02HVDw90 Check out page 14, where Liam Bryant penned a fantastic article on improv in HS music programs. It was a pleasure working with him on this article for the Jazz/Contemporary Music column.

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

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 @BerkleeCollege!

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

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.!
https://t.co/xwGlxicTUa

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

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.
https://t.co/p9SNKINSaa

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

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. https://t.co/LQUGAp1nA2

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

Please join me at my sessions at the MA Music Educators' Association conference on Thursday and Friday. We'll be talking about whiteness & gatekeeping, culturally generative music pedagogy, and coded language. I hope to see you there! Register here: https://t.co/qVVUSLGETh

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

I had a powerful few days @ the NJMEA conference. I connected with friends & engaged in dialogue around important topics. My 2 sessions on White supremacy in music education & culturally generative pedagogy were well received &, given the U.S. climate, that gives me hope.

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

I'm thrilled to update my Spring conference schedule thanks to today's acceptance to present at the @BerkleeCollege BIAAE ABLE Assembly. I will be presenting Reimagining Arts Education: Leveraging the Power of Community to Disrupt Education Inequities w/ my friend Dr. Chris Hall

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

If you are thinking about a doctorate, I encourage you to consider the program that changed my life. You can learn more about the Urban Ed. Leadership & Policy program @ UMass Boston at the webinar on Wed., 1.29 @ 4:30. The application deadline is 2.15: https://t.co/Bm7iKMCZ8p

[Dr. Brian Gellerstein @BGellerstein]

I'm looking forward to my conference tour starting February. It is always the right time to talk about White supremacy—especially now. #musiceducation #antiracistteaching #berkleecollegeofmusic