Rachel Brashier Faculty Co-Director, Arts Program

Rachel Brashier is the chair of Music Education and Pedagogy at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University. Originally from Illinois, Brashier earned her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and Music Education at Eastern Illinois University and then taught K-12 music (general, vocal, and instrumental) full-time in the Chicago area for over 12 years.

She also holds Master of Music degrees in Music History from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and in Ethnomusicology from the Eastman School of Music, and completed her PhD in Music Education at the Eastman School of Music. Brashier was previously the Director of Music Education at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and was formerly a member of the faculty at Westminster Choir College and Rowan University.

She is currently doing research in the areas of integrative music education, informal music learning, and musiking in communities of praxis. Brashier is interested in curriculum development, and has recently taught music methods courses as well as graduate seminars focused on critical pedagogy and social justice in music education.