Rosa Díaz Mayo

Originally from Extremadura, she holds a PhD in Musicology from the University of Oviedo, a Master’s in Cultural Management: Music, Dance, and Theater, and a Bachelor’s degree in History and Sciences of Music from the Complutense University of Madrid. She also has an Advanced Studies Diploma from the Autonomous University of Madrid and a Teaching Diploma from the University of Extremadura. In parallel to her university education, she has pursued musical studies and holds conservatory degrees in the specialties of Singing, Music Theory, Transposition, Accompaniment, and Piano, obtained at the Higher Conservatory of Music of Badajoz and the Professional Conservatory of Cáceres.

She has worked at the Higher Conservatory of Music of the Canary Islands as the Head of the Department of Musicology and Humanities, and as the Coordinator of the International Relations Office; at Alfonso X El Sabio University, the Center for High Musical Performance, and the R. Halffter Professional Music Conservatory in Madrid. She is currently the Coordinator of the Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education and the Coordinator of International Mobility at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Faculty of Education.

She has published books and articles, including Music and Canarian Cultural Tradition in the Work of Emilio Coello, published by Ediciones Tamaimos in 2019. She collaborates with specialized music and dance magazines such as DOCENOTAS and RITMO. Her research has led her to give lectures in various locations such as Darmstadt, Bari, Rome, Lecce, Lisbon, Madrid, Valencia, Tenerife, and more.

In the field of cultural management, she has worked at the Center for Music Research and Promotion at the Autonomous University of Madrid, as well as in Pedagogical Projects of the Community of Madrid, such as the Young Orchestra of the Community of Madrid, the Children’s Choir, the Youth Choir, the Chamber Choir of the Community of Madrid, and the Band of the Municipal Schools of the Community of Madrid, among other private projects.