Jennie is currently a leading teacher at Elizabeth College in Hobart, where she has held the position of Manager of Performing Arts for many years. She is an enthusiastic woodwind teacher and school music educator who, through her career, has worked with students of all ages.
Jennie strives to extend every student to be the very best they can. Within this context she frequently networks to provide exciting workshop opportunities. As a committed lifelong learner she is very involved in professional learning, both as an active participant as well as providing resources and opportunities for others. Over the course of her career she has held various positions on state and regional committees such as TASME, Musica North, AMEB and TMTA. Further, she has worked on numerous state conferences as an organiser, presenter and participant. Jennie is a selected presenter for the 2022 International Society for Music Education 35th World Conference.
Many of Jennie's students have moved on to successful careers in music as performers, composers, teachers, educational leaders, and music therapists throughout Australia as well as in Europe and the USA. Some are specialists in classical music, whilst others major in jazz or contemporary music styles. The common thread through their many varying careers comes from the holistic training they received as students to be autonomous, motivated, hardworking, considerate, compassionate, generous, inclusive, and committed to lifelong learning.
In 2006 Jennie was the inaugural recipient of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Jetstar Music Educators Award, for her outstanding contribution to educating young Tasmanians in orchestral music, and in 2021 she received the Australian Society for Music Education Music Educating for Life Award, Tasmania. She continues to work for the best music education outcomes for all Tasmanian students.
