11+ Years Professional Singer & Vocal Coach | Pop, Rock, Metal, Opera & Musical Theatre | Teaching at two Dublin Music Academies | Build Technique, Confidence & Stage Presence

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• 1. When did you first develop a passion for music and your favourite instrument?

  I’ve dreamed of being a singer since I was a child. I never really imagined doing anything else. My favourite instrument is my voice: it’s the one I’ve spent my life discovering, training and sharing with an audience.

• 2. Is there a particular type of music or artist that you listen to on a loop without it driving you crazy?

  Honestly, no! I can fall in love with a song and play it constantly for a month, but eventually I need something new.

• 3. Explain the most difficult or riveting course you could personally give to a student of music.

  I’d love to work with an advanced singer on a demanding song that needs both vocal stamina and real emotional connection. We would explore how to keep the voice free and controlled through difficult phrases, then take that technique into performance: movement, nerves, storytelling and making the audience feel something. That’s where singing becomes especially exciting to me.

• 4. What do you think is the most complicated instrument to master and why?

  For me, it’s the voice. You can’t see its keys or strings, and you can’t practise for eight hours without considering vocal fatigue. Sleep, stress and how you feel physically can all affect it. You have to develop a fine awareness of your body while learning what works for your voice. At a professional level, that’s a lifelong process.

• 5. What are your keys to success?

  Consistent, thoughtful practice and the right teachers. Working hard matters, but so does finding guidance that fits your voice and helps you understand what you’re doing. Then you keep showing up, experimenting and performing.

• 6. Name three musicians you dream of meeting in your favourite bar in the early hours of the morning. Explain why.

  I’d rather meet my favourite musicians after their show, when they’re tired but still full of adrenaline and have just lived through that moment onstage. I think that’s when we could really talk. So no favourite bar in the early hours of the morning for me. Sorry to disappoint!

• 7. Provide a valuable anecdote related to music or your days at music school. “you’ll suffer, but you’re gonna like it.” That’s how I’d sum up music studies/journey. The training can be demanding, and sometimes you work on one tiny detail for what feels like forever. Then you get onstage, it all comes together, and you remember why you chose this in the first place.

  “you’ll suffer, but you’re gonna like it.”
  
  That’s how I’d sum up music studies/journey. The training can be demanding, and sometimes you work on one tiny detail for what feels like forever. Then you get onstage, it all comes together, and you remember why you chose this in the first place.

• 8. What are the little touches that make you a Superprof in music?

  I bring my experience as a working performer into every lesson. I’ve sung in major theatres, worked with orchestras and conductors, acted onstage and performed live with a band. That means I can help students with more than vocal exercises: we can work on nerves, movement, expression and how to make a song come alive for an audience. I also know that no two voices work exactly alike, so I adapt my teaching to the person in front of me.