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Jenny Hutton

  • Assistant Professor, Choral Music Education
  • Director, Bella Voce

Education

PhD, Music Education, Temple University
MM, Choral Conducting, Northern Arizona University
BM, Music Education, Georgia State University
BA, Psychology, Women's & Gender Studies, Amherst College

Biography

Dr. Jenny Hutton serves as Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate music education courses, supervises student teachers, and leads Bella Voce, the university’s treble chamber choir. Hutton has over two decades experience teaching choral and general music to individuals of all ages in public school, independent school, and community settings. As a researcher, she studies connection during choral singing, culturally responsive vocal pedagogy, and teacher–student relationships in music classrooms. Her writing can be found in the Journal of Music Teacher Education, the Oxford Handbook of Care in Music EducationChorTeach, and Wisconsin School Musician, and she has shared her work at international, national, and state conferences. Hutton holds a PhD in Music Education from Temple University. She is certified as an Estill Master Trainer through Estill Voice International and is an active member of ACDA, NAfME, AOSA, and AERA.