Jayne Obradovic, Head of Student Experience and Co-ordinator of Percussion and Summer Schools

Jayne Obradovic, Head of Student Experience and
Co-ordinator of Percussion and Summer Schools

Very few teachers nationwide can equal Jayne’s breadth of teaching experience and success. For consecutive years her pupils have reached the Percussion final of BBC Young Musician and many of her pupils have gone on to achieve West End and orchestral appointments in both the UK and international Orchestras.

Education and Outreach work during the last 25 years includes Principal Examiner for The Guildhall School and Lecturer in Teaching Skills at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. In 2019, alongside CBSO timpanist Matt Hardy, “Concert and Audition pieces for the young percussionist” was published and has been included in the new ABRSM percussion syllabus. The new syllabus, launched in 2020 was compiled by a core team of four leading practitioners, including Jayne.

The desire to teach employable musicians, and extensive contacts in music education, has given her pupils the opportunity to perform and teach to the highest level. Her Sixth Form pupils at Wells have achieved major scholarships to The Royal Academy of Music, The Royal College of Music, The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Royal Welsh college of music and Drama, Amsterdam Conservatoire and Berklee College of Music.

In her current role at Wells, Jayne is integral in maintaining a healthy and sustainable pupil experience. balancing academic, creative and personal development. Over many years Jayne has contributed to the life of the school and her most significant initiation is the development of the Music Holiday courses. Jayne’s holistic approach to pupil care, considering not just musical development, but how to create a healthy and supportive atmosphere in which creativity can flourish.