Tríona Walsh
Image courtesy of Triona Walsh
Tríona Walsh is an opera singer, collaborative artist and music educator. Her music education practice is rooted in the use of a child’s first instruments – the voice and the body- as a medium for expression, communication, play, and artistic exploration.
Making music together provides children with a plethora of musical and non-musical benefits including building coordination and motor skills, resilience, empathy, and communication skills through co-operative objectives.
Triona is a TAP trained artist and works regularly with Music Generation partnerships and Sing Ireland, leading group singing days and providing classroom-based projects in various primary, secondary and early years settings. Her philosophy is one of inclusivity, differentiation and accepting every offer as an artistic expression of the child. Having fun and making ‘mistakes’ are essential ingredients in her collaborative process.
In 2025, Tríona collaborated with composer Fiona Linnane and classroom teacher Nuala Dooly to deliver Little Woodland Heights, a programme of interactive music-making for children with students at Scoil Mhuire Eimhín in Co Limerick. Little Woodland Heights was one of three recipients of the 2025 Arts in Education Portal Documentation Award.