Marja-Leena Juntunen (PhD) is an ISME Board Member and full Professor in Music Education at the Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland, where she teaches and supervises both master’s and doctoral students. She previously worked in teacher education programs at the University of Oulu and the University of Helsinki and has also held teaching positions in the USA (Carnegie Mellon University; Longy School of Music). Prior to her academic career, she worked in in-service teacher training, secondary education, and music schools (instrumental tuition; early childhood music education; music theory and solfége), and as a freelance musician. Juntunen holds a Dalcroze License from Carnegie Mellon University and has given Dalcroze inspired workshops and lectures around the world. Her extensive publication list in the field of music education includes over 100 articles, book chapters, and textbooks, covering a wide range of topics such as embodiment, equality, assessment, agency, and the history of music education, in the contexts of comprehensive schools, music schools, higher education, and teacher education. She has served as a visiting editor-in-chief, editorial board member, and review reader for numerous research journals and is actively engaged in many international networks of music/arts education, such as the International Conference of Dalcroze Studies and the Arts Investment Forum.