Meet our SWMS Tutor Team

Jane Pirie
Tuition School Tutor: Cello Specialist

Jane studied cello at the Royal Academy of Music in London during the 1980’s. She then gained a PGCE at Exeter University before returning to London where she worked as a primary class teacher and special needs teacher for many years. During this time she also taught the cello and freelanced with orchestras and chamber ensembles throughout London and the South East.

Since moving to Devon in 1998, Jane has established a thriving teaching practice, both in local schools and privately, as a cello and piano teacher. Jane also plays frequently with orchestras, chamber ensembles and opera companies throughout the South West, including the Ten Tors Orchestra, Orchestra South West and New Devon Opera. Jane is a founder member of Quattro Vita, a group that specialises in performing an eclectic mix of music ranging from classical, through European folk and jazz to pop songs and ballads.

Jane has also worked both in the recording studio and on video for several Devon based musicians, most recently on a series of pieces for Five Rhythms specialist Susannah Darling Khan, and on an album of duets with Joss Stone.