Yardena Alotin began studying piano at the age of five with Rivka Sharett-Hoz, the sister of Moshe Sharett, and the wife of Dov Hoz.
Among her teachers were Alexander Uriah Boskovich (theory), Mordecai Seter (harmony, counterpoint), Paul Ben-Haim (orchestrator), Ilona Vincze-Kraus (piano) and Ödön Pártos (composition).
[4] She produced both didactic and commissioned work, and rewrote Yefei Nof for solo flute (1978) for James Galway, who often performed it on tour.
[7] In 1975 and 1976, Alotin was the composer-in-residence at Bar-Ilan University, during which time she composed her Sonata for cello solo, and she taught piano at the Israel Conservatory of Music in Tel-Aviv.
Much of her oeuvre has sacred and biblical references, and makes great use of optimistic, lyrical melodies and colorful dissonance, often influenced by Renaissance and medieval counterpoint.