Marina PhillipsDr Marina Phillips (violin and viola) was appointed as Head of Classical performance and Young AIMS at the Australian Institute of Music in January 2005. Marina holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Western Australia, and holds a Doctorate from the University of Tasmania. For six years she was a lecturer in violin at the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music, an institution highly regarded for its outstanding contribution to Australian string pedagogy and performance. In Tasmania, she was also the Coordinator of Classical Music and Director of the Young Conservatorium and Winter String Schools. Late in 2005 Marina resigned from her appointment as the associate concertmaster of the Sydney based Australian Brandenburg orchestra with whom she performed as a soloist and toured nationally and internationally. Marina played with the ABO for 13 years and is now a member of ‘3 LINES’ String Trio with Sun Yi (violin) and Patrick Murphy (cello), resident at the Australian Institute of Music. In 2007 Marina completed a Graduate Certificate of Arts Managaement from the Australian Institute of Music.