Dr. Jenny Neff

Conn Selmer Educational Clinician

Jenny L. Neff, Ed.D joined the University of Delaware’s music education faculty in Fall 2024. Prior to this, she was Professor and Program Director for Music Education at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia for six years. She brings 25 years of public-school teaching to higher education, with experience teaching music (primarily bands, orchestras, and jazz bands) at all levels in Connecticut and Pennsylvania.

Dr. Neff has served as the Eastern Division Representative for NAfME’s Council for Band, and in roles of advocacy and professional development for PMEA. She currently serves as Curriculum & Instruction Chair for the PMEA District 12 board. She also serves as the Pennsylvania representative and is a member of the scholarship and grants committee for Women Band Directors International. She is an active presenter, clinician, guest conductor, writer, and adjudicator.Dr. Neff received her doctorate in educational leadership from Immaculata University, and her bachelor's and master's degrees in music education from Michigan State University, where she played in MSU’s top bands and orchestras. Her complete bio can be found HERE.