Ebony Birch-Hanger (B EC – Hons; M SpEd – Deaf/HH) is a Special Education Teacher, Neurodevelopmental Therapist, Teacher of the Deaf, Kodaly-trained Music Educator, Education Consultant & Public Speaker. She was first exposed to the tools of Kodaly as a young chorister. After completing her Early Childhood degree and a brief tour of the European Kodaly, Dalcroze and Orff institutes, Ebony made these philosophies/approaches a focus of her education and therapy programs in her own organisation Personalised Approaches. Through further study in Special Education and Neurodevelopmental Therapy, Ebony continued to create innovative ways of combining movement and music (including sequential Kodaly learning) to enhance the development of neurodivergent infants through to seniors, with a variety of complex disabilities, learning difficulties, varied communication methods, and medical conditions. Ebony is a well-known speaker in the education field, presenting at several state, national and international conferences, including IKS Malaysia (2019) and the National Kodaly Conference Perth (2018). Ebony has also worked as a choral conductor with Southern Voices, and as the Music Director of Joyful Strains and Spirit Sounds (adult community choirs). Ebony has completed her Australian Kodaly Certificate (Secondary).