Vourneen Ryan is a professional flautist, teacher and performance coach. Vourneen began her studies with Doris Keogh at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and continued her flute studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she studied under Edward Beckett, Philippa Davies, Sarah Newbold and Paul Edmund-Davies. Vourneen earned a Masters degree in Sports, Exercise and Performance Psychology in 2015. Since then, she has worked with musicians of all skill levels and ages as a Performance Coach.

Vourneen was invited to join the internationally acclaimed Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in 2004 where she held the position of Sub-Principal Flute. Vourneen performs regularly with many of the major orchestras in Ireland and the UK, including the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Wexford Festival Opera, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Vourneen is a keen chamber musician and is a member of Trio Táin (flute, viola and harp), Musici Ireland and Glas Quartet. Vourneen is currently a teacher of flute studies at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and utilises mental skills training techniques to motivate and inspire her students. Vourneen also delivers Career Development and Mindset Training lectures to students at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and has delivered Mental Skills Training for Performance workshops to students at the University of Limerick, DKIT, RIAM, INO and NYOI among other arts organisations and schools. You can find her @vourneen.ryan or www.vourneenryan.com.