Stage Ready: Mastering Performance Under Pressure

Led by performance coach Vourneen Ryan, this session introduces practical performance psychology tools that help you play your best when it matters most.

Using techniques trusted by professional performers, you'll discover how to:
🎵 Transform nervous energy into focused performance power
🎵 Build mental skills that keep you steady under pressure
🎵 Recognise and manage thoughts, habits, and physical tension
🎵 Develop pre-performance routines that boost confidence
🎵 Connect with purpose and bring deeper expression to your music

This interactive workshop is practical, supportive, and immediately useful, whether you're preparing for festival performances, exams, auditions, or ensemble work. You'll leave with strategies you can apply straight away to perform with greater ease and authenticity.

About Vourneen

Vourneen Ryan is a professional flautist, educator and performance coach. Trained at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she previously served as Sub-Principal Flute with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and now performs regularly with leading orchestras across Ireland and the UK.

With a master’s degree in Sports, Exercise and Performance Psychology, Vourneen combines mastery with mental skills training to work with musicians at every level. She is a professor of flute and lecturer at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where she delivers workshops on mindset and performance psychology to students and arts organisations throughout Ireland and the UK. A passionate chamber musician, she performs with Trio Táin, Musici Ireland, and Glas Quartet.

Find her at @vourneen.ryan or www.vourneenryan.com

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