[2] Ross began her formal music education at the University of London, graduating in 1995.
[3] This background has allowed Ross to pursue a career in the fields of research, music education, composing, musicology and lecturing.
In 2005 she became the Head of Music at the University Teknologi The Majlis Amanah Rakyat and in 2006 became a member of the Editorial Board within the International Journal of Music Education, both of which she continues today, yet her position is now as an associate professor at the University Teknologi The Majlis Amanah Rakyat.
[3] In 1981, Ross received a diploma in piano pedagogy form the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland.
[citation needed] Currently, Ross devotes time to projects and research through a lens of music.