Education

2013 

Ph.D. in Music Technology and Innovation/Education

De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

Thesis: "Evolving Music Education in the Digital Age"

Supervisors: Prof Leigh Landy and Prof Sarah Younie

2009 

MA Music, Technology and Innovation

De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

2008 

BMus Music

Royal Holloway University of London, UK

2005 

Ptychio Odikis

Greek Conservatory of Athens, Greece

Experience

2025 - present Music Consultant, Pedagogical Institute of Cyprus

2016 - present  Lecturer, European University Cyprus, Masters in Music Education "Music Technology in Education"

2013 - present Educator, Ministry of Education Sport and Youth,                      Public

2013 - 2018 Music Technology Educator, National Music Schools of Cyprus

2012 - 2020 Associate Researcher, De Montfort, UK & Ionian University, Greece, EU International Pedagogical Project "EARS2", co-funded by UNESCO

2018 Associate Researcher-Educator, Interfaces Project, Creative Europe Program

2012-2013Lecturer, De Montfort University, Sound and Space Course

2012 -2013  Conductor, Hellenic Choir, Leicester, UK

2010-2013 Administrator, The.Creative.Arts.team, Non-profit Organization, Promoting innovation in arts for youth

Performed Compositions

2025 "Postcards from my Homeland" electroacoustic composition, with live clarinet and bass clarinet and narrator. Funded by Deputy Ministry of Culture, Cyprus

2024 "I am still he(a)r-e" electroacoustic composition, for the Electroacoustic and Electronic music festival "Standing. Soundscape of Resistance" of MediSoup 3rd edition

2024 "Une Histoire d'amour"/ "Μια ιστορία αγάπης" music for the theatre production of THOC (Cyprus Theatre Organisation), with Maria Gouvali 

2023-2024 "Symphonic Reflections" for Symphonic Band, arrangement by Maria Gouvali 

2023-2024 "The bright Jasmin flower" / "Το γιασεμίν το ξάστερο" for a cappella female choir

2022-2023 "ReCorDar" for the Pythia Trio: TANANTIA TOUTEOON European tour performance, with Maria Gouvali

2023 "Clarion Call" for the MusEdX 2023 opening ceremony, an audiovisual composition for clarinet and dancer 

2018 "Lulls Etude" at the Point Centre for Contemporary Arts, a Sound Installation for resident artists "pick nick"

2018 "Fleeing clarity" for the Moments at the Museum, at Cultural Foundation of Bank of Cyprus, with clarinetist George Georgiou

2017 "Clarity: A new sound for clarinet" with interactive visuals, featuring clarinetist George Georgiou and dancer Giannis Eco for No Body Festival, CY

2016 "RE-imagine the Old Vinegar House" at Avaton Festival, Sound installation at Palio Xidadiko

2016 "Ismini – Orestis", composition and sound design for theatre

2015 "Sudoku!", Pallas Theater, Nicosia

2014 "Nicterini Diadromi", Famagusta Gate, Nicosia

2013 "Mi.ss.ing" (multichannel), 1st Electronic Music Festival Cyprus

2012 "Baggage", SSSP12 Conference, with Adam Chetty, Leicester, UK

2011 Sound design for theatre production of "Persephony", Institute of the Hearing Impaired, Cyprus

2009 "Mis.sing" (sound installation), Leicester, UK

2008 "Ithaca" (instrumental), Royal Holloway University of London symphony orchestra

Workshops Organised/Presented

• 2024 Using AR & VR in the Music Classroom: "Χρήση τεχνολογιών Εκτεταμένης Πραγματικότητας (AR & VR) στο μάθημα της Μουσικής" at the Pedagogical Institute Cyprus in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Culture Cyprus. Workshop leader and seminar presenter, CY
• 2023 Using Virtual Reality in the Music lesson: "To Loop OR not to Loop?", in collaboration with Pedagogical Institute and Ministry of Education and Culture Cyprus. Workshop and lecture leader, CY
• 2022 "Using technologies in class", Paralimni's Gymnasium teachers' training. Workshop leader, CY
• 2022 "Using the PATATAP app in the classroom", Ministry of Education and Culture Cyprus online training for the use of technologies in the music lesson. Seminar presenter, Online
• 2022 "Seminar Series 2: Music Technology in the music classroom and beyond", at the Pedagogical Institute of Cyprus. Seminar presenter - organiser of a 10 hour lecture series, Online
• 2021 "Creating music loops with PATATAP",  intoMUSIC Erasmus+ project. Workshop leader, CY
• 2021, "Seminar Series: Music Technology in the music classroom" at the Pedagogical Institute of Cyprus. Seminar presenter- organiser of a 10 hour lecture series, Online
• 2019 "Introduction to PhD Research",  at European University Cyprus, Music Dept. Presenter/organiser, CY
• 2018 "Music Technology within the music lesson", at the Pedagogical Institute of Cyprus. Workshop leader, CY
• 2018 "Making music with sounds" in collaboration with Dr. John Richards, within the Interfaces Project. Workshop leaders, CY
• 2018 "Compose with sounds" and "DIY electronics", within the "Moments at the museum"series, at the Cultural Foundation of the Bank of Cyprus, Workshop Leader, CY
• 2015 CLAB U FEST (Nicosia) "Percussion and Electronic Music workshop". Workshop Leader, CY
• 2014 "Make your own electronic instrument, Play your electronics" at Avaton 4th Festival (Limassol) Workshop and Performance Leader, CY

Publications & Proceedings

2018 SMC18 International conference paper (Nicosia) with Dimitrios Savva (and conference organizing committee Limassol): "Electroacoustic music composition in the Music School of Nicosia"

2018 EPOK Keynote speaker (Nicosia): "The development of music technology and the Music Schools of Cyprus"

2018 ARTE (Nicosia) Conference paper: "Electroacoustic Music in Cyprus"

2014 ICMC 2014/ SMC 2014 International Conference on Music Computation and Sound Music (Athens)

2014 EAS14 Conference (Nicosia) paper with Prof. Leigh Landy: "Making Soundbased music accessible to young people"

2013 SSSP13 Conference Organizing Committee member (Leicester, UK) paper: "Sound-based music as a means of attracting the non-traditional music student in the music classroom"

2013 Sonic Ideas/ Ideas Sonicas journal article: "New music in schools. Firstreactions"

2012 SSSP12 Conference Keynote Speaker (Leicester, UK), Paper: "Sound-based music and educational change"

2012 EMS12 International Conference (Stockholm, Sweden) paper: "Sound-based music curriculum; finding the meaning and meaningfulness of sound"

2011 SSSP11 Conference (Leicester, UK) paper: "Sound-based music concepts and practices in primary and secondary schools of Cyprus and ICT"

2011 Learning, Media and Technology (Institute of Education, London) paper: "The technologies that sound-based music ideas and techniques can offer in education"

Awards

2012 Fowler Award for Outstanding Research, UK

2011 Winner, UK Regional Research Poster Competition

2009 Scholarship from A.G. Leventis Foundation