Ilomäki, Lotta

Lotta Ilomäki works as a lecturer in aural skills and music pedagogy in the Sibelius Academy (University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland). She has obtained a Doctor of music degree in music theory and a diploma in piano performance in the Sibelius Academy and studied at the Kodály Institute in Hungary. She has also taught at the Helsinki University, in music schools for young people, and worked as a visiting teacher in Estonian Music Academy. She has conducted international workshops and guest lectures e.g. in England, Norway and the United States. The research interests of Lotta Ilomäki include the learning conceptions behind aural-skills education, instrumentalists’ specific needs for musicianship and music-theory studies, action research and teacher education. She also participates in teacher collaboration and pedagogical development projects.