Ann Clements, assistant professor of music education, joined the Penn State School of Music in the fall of 2003. She received both her doctorate in music education and a master of arts in music education from the University of Washington (Seattle), and a bachelor of music in music education from the University of Puget Sound. An active researcher and clinician, Clements has published articles and given presentations within the United States and internationally. Her primary areas of study include middle school/junior high choral music, music participation, and ethnomusicology, particularly within the Pacific Rim and Polynesia. She is considered an expert on Maori music of New Zealand. Her recent research has focused on issues of musical transmission in rock and roll bands.
She is chairman of the national Social Science Special Research Interst Group of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC). Prior to her appointment to Penn State, Clements served as the coordinator of the music education intern program at Susquehanna University, where she taught elementary and secondary general and choral methods, as well as music education foundation courses.
