Who am I?
 
My name is Berthe Honein, I started taking piano lessons at the age of four and performed for the first time at the age of 8 at the Assembly Hall of the American University of Beirut.

After graduating from High School in 1978, I attended the Faculty of Music of the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik/Lebanon, where I pursued musical studies toward a Ph. D. in Music education and an advanced piano diploma.
From 1982 to 2000 I was appointed as a music teacher at the University of the Holy Spirit of kaslik (USEK), The University of St. Joseph (USJ) and the Lebanese University (UL) where I taught the following courses: Piano, Music theory, Music education, music appreciation as well as History and analysis of western music.
In 1987 I recorded my first CD “Rehna Meshouar”, a collection of Lebanese songs for children, intended to introduce music to kids.
 In 1995 I published my first book “ DO-Mi-Sol”, that focuses on a method specifically designed to teach kids Solfege (oral theory).
Starting 1996, I took part in many educational activities and devoted myself to the promotion of musical education to the children.
 From 1998 to 2001 I was in charge of training the future music teachers at the Ecole Normale, section musique, and to teach the following courses: Music education, psychology and music education, The philosophy of music education.
 In 2000 I was appointed as the director of studies and the Academic Secretary of the Faculty of Music of the Holy Spirit University of kaslik. During my tenure, I manage the Faculty of Music, a position in which I employed teachers, advised students, and developed artistic as well as academic programs. It was my responsibility to organize studies, examinations, plan and execute artistic and cultural events which included concerts, conventions, competitions… In addition to my administrative responsibilities through the years, I have been engaged in teaching piano, history and analysis of western music, music education, Organology, Ethnomusicology, music languages, and related curriculum as I trained scores of students to become future music teachers throughout my career.
In 2005 I was appointed as the Vice president of the administrative Committee of the Forum of music institutes of the Arab country. Between 2000 and 2007 I traveled a lot and gave lectures in Europe and the Middle East at several conventions and kept writing and publishing articles concerning music and music education.

 - Publication

 1986                           - “ Rehna Mechoir” Lebanese songs for children. (book)    
                      
                                   - “ Rehna Mechoir” Lebanese songs for children (CD). 

1995                            - “ DO-MI-SOL” manual of Solfeggio for teaching music for                                                children at schools.

2001                            -“ Music education and the ways of teaching”, a course
                                      for music teachers.
                                   - “Psychology and music education” a course for music
                                      teachers.
                                   -“ music education”  training course for kindergarden teachers

1996                          « Le chant et l’enfant »,(Child and singing) : Lecture given
                                   within the framework of the convention « La chanson de
                                   l’enfant, Jordan, septembre 1996.

1999                          « L’état de l’éducation musicale au Liban », (The situation of
                                  music education in Lebanon) : Lecture given within the
                                  framework of
                                  the convention of arab music, Holy Spirit University of
                                  Kaslik, June 1999.

2003                          « Les méthodes d’éducation musicale au Liban », (Music
                                   education methods in Lebanon) : Lecture given within
                                   the framework of the convention « Quelle éducation
                                   musicale au Liban » (What music education in Lebanon),
                                   Antonine University, Lebanon, May 2003.

2003                          « Les rôles respectifs des Facultés et des conservatoires de
                                   musique dans la formation des musiciens », (respective
                                   roles of Music Faculties and conservatories in musicians
                                   training):  In « Actes (proceedings) of the convention organised
                                   by the Forum of music institutes of the arab world», Turkey,
                                   June 2003.

2003                          « Musique traditionnelle et Musique savante au Liban »,
                                 ( Traditional music and learned music in Lebanon) :« Actes
                                 (proceedings) of the convention organised by ECUME
                                 (Echange Culturel en Méditerranée) » at Split (Croatia),
                                  November 2003.

2004                          « Méthode pour l’enseignement de la musique arabe dans les
                                   écoles », (Method for teaching arab music at schools » :
                                   Lecture given within the framework of the convention
                                   organised by the Forum of music institutes of the arab world,
                                  Jordan, October 2004.

2007                          « L’Education musicale au Liban » , (Music education in
                                 Lebanon) : In « Actes of the arab music convention »
                                 organised by the Arab Academy of Music, Cairo, March 2007.

 2007                         « Apercu historique de l’education musicale depuis le Moyen-Age
                                   jusqu’au 20es. » : in « Mélanges aux Père Louis Hage ».

 2007                         * «جنينة أغاني », (a garden of songs) CD, songs for children.

 2007                         *«دم دم تاك», (Doum Doum Tak) CD, songs for children.