About

Jenny is a highly experienced teacher of woodwind in the Salisbury area who creates a bright and motivational environment within which her pupils can develop a lifelong love of music. She is a fully qualified teacher and performer with over twenty five years of valuable experience, both in woodwind teaching and in delivering the secondary music curriculum at Key Stages 3, 4, and 5 . She teaches instruments at both primary and secondary levels, and as a member of Salisbury Area Music Co-operative (SAMC) and the Salisbury Area Young Musicians (SAYM) she focuses strongly on delivering a motivational, challenging and inspirational curriculum to her pupils. In teaching observations both as Head of Music and as an woodwind teacher she has employed a unique style which motivates through the use of humour and playful embellishments, with her quality of teaching praised both by Ofsted and in lesson observations with Wiltshire music Service.

Jenny relishes teaching flute, clarinet, saxophone and recorder from beginner to diploma level and has a high retention rate of pupils. She offers Wider Opportunity / First Access classes which culminate in concerts held at the pupils’ schools. This enables students to display their successes to their fellow pupils, teachers, parents and governors. She also directs music ensembles ranging from recorder groups to wind bands and mixed instrumental ensembles, both in her capacity as an SAYM music director and as a teacher providing tuition in her schools.

Jenny has performed regularly as a soloist, and as a woodwind specialist .

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What I / we help young people achieve

Whatever their level, and whether of primary or secondary school age pupils can attain self confidence and enjoyment from lessons. Jenny imbues new challenges with a sense of fun and vivacity allowing pupils to take part in the learning process with strong self belief .

Sensitivity is displayed towards pupils' levels of confidence and lessons are directed towards achieving the best out of pupils' enjoyment of music. To this end, all instrumental students are offered varied routes on their chosen musical journeys, from taking grades (ABRSM or Trinity) up to diploma level, or improving their ability to perform without any interest in taking grades .

Guidance on achieving the best personal standards at GCSE and A'Level performances is given early in pupils' GCSE and A' Level studies so that they can perform their final exams with expectations of achieving results of which they can be proud..

From their first few lessons pupils are able to perform complete pieces from a personal list of 'performance pieces' .

Jenny's pupils use their musical interests in varied ways, from studying their chosen instrument at music college to becoming music teachers themselves. Others choose to play in small local groups or at home for their own enjoyment.

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Opportunities for children & young people

• To learn to play an instrument and / or develop skills on an instrument
• To create / write music and / or lyrics
• To play, perform music with others
• To learn things about oneself , other subjects or life-skills through musical activity
• To work with and support other young musicians
• To develop their wellbeing

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Also Works With

Member of Salisbury Area Music Co-operative (SAMC) and tutor with Salisbury Area Young Musicians (SAYM)

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Times

• Term Time
• After School
• Weekends
• School Holidays

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Working with special needs

Jenny regularly works with pupils who have SEND in mainstream education. She ran regular community music workshops for adults  with SEND as Head of Music.

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