Lara is a professional pianist who has taught at the Lebanese National Conservatory of Music, had a music teaching diploma and a masters degree in Oriental Music Traditions. Juggling two different music traditions has given her a deeper understanding of identity and international mindedness from a cultural point of view. Lara currently teaches Survey of Middle Eastern Music at the Lebanese American University and History of Eastern Music at other universities. She still has a lot to explore about herself and the world; when music is practiced for the sake of art; Lara believes it is for what lies beyond.