Wyana O’Keefe

(ANU Bachelor of Music Performance, Master of Teaching)

Currently Head of Bands at Canberra Girls Grammar School, Wyana is a vibrant and enthusiastic educator, conductor, and performer, with a passion for sharing her love of music and music making.  

Wyana has a career spanning over 20 years as instrumental teacher and ensemble director across the public and private systems throughout Australia. She has been sought after to provide tutorials for music camps, youth orchestras, school music incursions and provide master-classes for ATAR, VCE, HSC and AMEB candidates and auditionees, as well as presenting professional development sessions in her specialist area. Wyana has been the conductor and musical director of Canberra City Band (ACT), Claremont Concert Band (WA), Junior Band at Melbourne music school, Blackburn High and the Mulkadee Youth Arts Festival in North Queensland.

In 2024, Wyana was nominated as a 'Teaching Giant' at the TQI World Teachers Day event in Canberra.