Amira Ehrich

Dr. Amira Ehrlich is an educator as a music teacher, producer, and researcher. Among other positions, she has served as a member of the national leadership team for the Israel Ministry of Education’s Experiments and Entrepreneurship Division; as a high school music teacher and subject coordinator; and as a lecturer at the Levinsky College of Education. In 2009 Amira opened an independent business as a musical manager/producer, working with ensembles of Prof. Andre Hadju and his students, and producing local and international debuts of their “Raza D’Shabbat” program at the Israel Festival and at SOAS in the University of London. She has two master’s degrees cum laude, one in English literature and musicology (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), and the other in music education (Levinsky College). In 2017, she received her doctorate in music education from Boston University, and won the departmental honors award. Her published writings explore the cultural aspects of music education, and the interfaces between music, spirituality, education, and leadership. Amira participated as an active researcher in an international research group lead by Sibelus Academy in Finland (2015-2020). Since 2018 she has been working as program, coordinator of the graduate studies in music education in Levinsky College of Education. Since 2020 Amira has been the chair of the International Society of Music Education’s special interest group for spirituality in music education.