Dr Alannah Halay, BA, MMus, PhD, AFHEA, PCertLAM, QTS, PGCE, MCCT (a.k.a. Alannah Marie) is a UK based composer, performer/actress, and academic. Her music has been performed in Denmark, England, the Netherlands, Poland, and Portugal. It has also been played on the radio and is available on CD. She has written music for film. In terms of Acting, Alannah has performed in theatre, including musicals and dramas. She has also appeared on public radio and television, short films, music videos, and feature films. Some of her recent feature films have been released in cinemas in America. They are available to buy on Amazon Prime Video and iTunes. Alannah works as a Secondary-School English teacher. She is a LAMDA examiner.

Alannah is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA). She has lecturing experience in a number of UK-based HE institutions. She has lectured on the compositional techniques of Olivier Messiaen, Peter Maxwell Davies, Iannis Xenakis, and others. Other topics include canonic writing and graphic scores. She provides online learning resources for various Sixth Form, Higher Education, and vocational institutions internationally. If you want to feature these learning resources in your own school, academy, or university, please get in touch.