sentences:  In 2012 he gained a PhD from Monash University in Melbourne and subsequently published "Methods of Integrating Elements of Arabic Music and Arabic-Influenced Jewish Music into Contemporary Western Classical Music".In 1999 Yedid released his first album, "Compositions for Solo Piano", for the Musa label.This led to an invitation to perform in Scandinavia as the guest of the pianist Michael Smith, and to a joint recital in Sweden with the pianist Roland Pontinen.