She received her PhD from the University of Bern and her Habilitation from the University of Zurich. Important book publications are: Spiel und Nachahmung (play and imitation, 2000); Kinder singen Lieder (children sing songs, 2002). Her main interests in research and teaching concern the development of music and language, song singing, and methods to foster early development in these domains. She is involved in several research projects at national and international levels, e.g., as a collaborator in the AIRS (Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing), supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and UMSIC (usability of music for the social inclusion of children), an interdisciplinary project funded by the EU.