Kelly Bylica serves as Assistant Professor of Music Education at Boston University where she teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. Originally from Chicago, Kelly taught middle school choral music and has served on the teaching faculty of several community-based youth music programs in both Canada and the United States. She has presented and published her work on critical pedagogy, curriculum and policy, project-based learning, and music teacher education both nationally and internationally. Kelly holds a PhD in music education from The University of Western Ontario.

NAfME Virtual Symposium on Music Education and Students with Disabilities and/or Living in Poverty. Saturday, October 10, 2026. A free, virtual event for music educators
New classroom guitar series for guitarist and non-guitarist teachers. Aaron Shearer Foundation
Read the June Teaching Music magazine. Cover art for June 2026 issue of Teaching Music