Dr Micaela Nathan PhD
MA, MT, BMus, ND
Dr Micaela Nathan is a professional orchestral and concert performer, Music Therapist, examiner for the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB), composer, and artistic director. After attending the Sydney Conservatorium high school, she gained her BMus (high distinction), MA and PhD (music therapy/psychology) at Sydney University, with adjunctive research through Melbourne University and the Sydney University of Technology.
Over her 40-year career as a concert musician, Dr Nathan has performed widely as a recitalist, and worked regularly with the major Australian symphony, opera, and ballet orchestras in NSW, QLD, and Victoria, and held principal positions with many music theatre productions in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Korea.
Dr Nathan has been a music educator for 40 years at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels, including lecturer at UTS, and tutor in woodwinds and piano at the Northern Rivers, Penrith, and Central Coast Conservatoriums. She is regularly sought for specialist instruction for HSC, undergraduate, and post-graduate music students.
As a Music Therapist, Dr Nathan provides music learning programs for children who are
neurodivergent, and have cognitive differences and physical disabilities. She has undertaken
specialist post graduate training and has 25 years' experience teaching these unique children.
Dr Nathan has composed five albums of structured music therapy sessions, presented at
International Music Therapist Association conferences, and published for the International Journal
of Music and Imagery.
Mobile: 0402 283 393
Email: micnat60@gmail.com
Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Music Therapy, Piano, Saxophone,
Full MTA Member, Accredited Teacher