Jaylan Glenn
PERCUSSION DIRECTOR

Jaylan Glenn is the Percussion Director for the Felton Grove High School Marching Band. He is very passionate about the developmental stages of young musicians. He loves to challenge his students to grow both as individuals and musicians through a diligent mindset. Jaylan hopes to be a safe space for his students and build a home for inspiration and extraordinary growth. He believes that being a musician means speaking a very special language that has the ability to touch a heart without ever saying a word.

Jaylan has been a Private Percussion teacher for a decade. His private students stretch between Johnston and Wake County, covering about 8 schools from intermediate levels to advanced and mature collegiate level percussionists. His private students have been very successful, participating in their respective All County, All District, All State honors bands, and achieving goals in top percussion ensembles in the WGI and DCI idioms. Jaylan has been the Percussion Director at Corinth Holders for the last 8 years, where he has built a WGI World Class Concert Percussion ensemble. He also works with a rotation of middle schools in his area to help develop musicianship and pedagogical experience in a master class learning environment.

Outside of the Pageantry Arts, Jaylan works as a Security Specialist, managing and training bouncers and supplying private security as needed to musical artists. He is also a competitive Powerlifter, competing in North/South Carolina and occasionally Virginia, with hopes of reaching a national level of competitiveness. To stay connected within the pageantry arts, Jaylan is an active member of the WGI Advisory Board and CWEA Advisory Board, where he helps adjust adjudication for performers and enhances the general experience within the pageantry arts.

Jaylan has performing experience with:

  • Cleveland High School

  • Alchemy Independent

  • 440 Army National Guard

He currently works with:

  • Percussion Director at Felton Grove High School (2025-present)

  • Percussion Director at Corinth Holders High School (2017-present)

  • Percussion Director at Clayton High School (2024-present)

  • Private Instructor at Clayton Middle School (2022-present)

  • Private Instructor at Cleveland Middle School (2015-present)

He has previously worked with:

  • Percussion Director at North Johnston High School (2015-2016)

  • Battery Coordinator at Cleveland High School (2016-2021)

  • Battery Tech at West Johnston High School (2016)

  • Percussion Director at South Johnston High School (2024)

  • Front Ensemble Tech at Carolina Gold Drum & Bugle Corps (2019)