Bruce E. Nist Jr.
Performer • Educator • Designer • Researcher
Music educator and researcher studying how generative AI can be implemented thoughtfully in music education.
Research Driven
Studying how generative AI can be put to work in music classrooms and rehearsals, and testing practice against evidence.
Student Centered
Building classrooms and rehearsals where students show up prepared and accountable to each other.
Creative Practice
Bringing music and stories to life through direction, design, arranging, and performance.
Program Leadership
An Ed.S. in Educational Leadership and years running programs: budgets, scheduling, and the administrative side.
Research
Current Research Agenda
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The Well-Tempered Chatbot: Practical Applications of Generative AI in the Music Classroom
Practical classroom uses of generative AI for music teachers.
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The Well-Tempered Chatbot: An Investigation on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Instrumental Music Classroom
How generative AI is used in the instrumental music classroom.
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The Sonic Inkblot: Why Music is Meaningless and What That Means for Music Education
Musical meaning and its implications for music teaching.
Creative Work
Recent Productions
About
Educator. Researcher. Director.
I am a music educator, percussionist, and theatre director, and a Ph.D. student in Music Education at Kent State University.
My research focuses on the implementation of generative AI in music education. Underneath all of it is one question: does a rehearsal or classroom practice work because the evidence says so, or because that is how it has always been done?
Teaching
Student-centered learning in music and the performing arts
Philosophy, courses, and mentorship.
Teaching Experience →