Ed.D · MTU Cork Cork · Ireland
Dr Trish Rooney Voice Rehabilitation Specialist
§ Background

Dr Trish Rooney

Ed.D · MA · BMus · FLCM · ALCM · LLCM

Voice lecturer, researcher, and rehabilitation specialist — based in Cork, Ireland. Director of The Academy of Popular Music.

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Dr Trish Rooney Cork · 2026
§ Academic & Performance

Doctorate in Music Education from the Institute of Education, University of London. Full-time lecturer at MTU Cork School of Music, teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in voice, vocal pedagogy, research methods, and popular music history.

Director of The Academy of Popular Music. Contributor to CoreSinging: A Joyful Approach to Singing and Voice Pedagogy (Dayme et al.). Serves on editorial and peer-review boards for international academic journals in music education and voice research.

Active performer and choir director. Programmes span classical, musical theatre, jazz and contemporary popular music.

§ Training & Certifications

A clinical + creative training path.

Formal training in voice rehabilitation, endoscopic evaluation, manual therapy for voice, and advanced singing pedagogy — brought together with an ethos of play, curiosity, and respect for each person's story.

Voice Rehabilitation Specialist — Vocal Health Education
VRS
Voice Rehabilitation Specialist — Vocal Health Education, London
ACS
Advanced CoreSinging™ Teacher
SVS
Kari Ragan SVS Practicum
FMT
Foundations in Manual Therapy — Walt Fritz
END
Endoscopic Evaluation — Kerrie Obert SLP
CTI
Certificate in Teaching Inclusively
EdD
Doctorate, Music Education — Inst. of Education, London
CSK
Counselling Skills for Voice Practitioners
§ Publications & Talks

Recent keynote and conference presentations include the Irish Head & Neck Society annual meeting, the Pan-European Voice Conference, and PEVoC research symposia. Published articles in voice research and pedagogy journals.

Book contribution: chapter in CoreSinging: A Joyful Approach to Singing and Voice Pedagogy, Dayme (Ed.). Regular guest speaker and workshop facilitator.

A full list of publications and talks is available on request.

Collaboration, research, or teaching?

I welcome enquiries from clinical teams, conference organisers, and fellow researchers.

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