Grace Galligan
Waltons New School of Music Faculty
Voice (Classical, Gospel & Soul, Irish Traditional & Folk, Popular) • Piano • Uilleann Pipes • Irish Flute • Irish Harp • Tin Whistle • Low Whistle • Irish Music Tasters • Outreach Programme • Music at Work Programme
Grace is an award-winning performer and music teacher from Dublin. She began learning the harp and uilleann pipes at an early age, and she went on to complete all of her piano and concert flute grades at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where she was also a member of the RIAM Symphony Orchestra. She then obtained a Masters degree in Music Performance with honours from the University of Limerick. Grace has won several All-Ireland titles for both uillean pipes and sean-nós singing at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, she has performed around Ireland and the US, and she has toured with both Rhythm of the Dance and the National Dance Company. More recently, she received a performance award to travel to the US and both perform and teach at the Milwaukee Irish Festival, the largest Irish festival in North America. She was also the Programme Coordinator of Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland, the national umbrella organisation promoting the harp in Ireland. Grace has extensive experience as a teacher, both in a school environment and privately. 'I am passionate about music and look not only to help my students reach their potential but also to cultivate their love and appreciation for music. My primary goal as a teacher is to make the study of music enjoyable, engaging, challenging and rewarding.'
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