With a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance (classical) from New England Conservatory of Music, and a Masters of Science in Applied Neuroscience from King's College, Balliro incorporates age-old teaching practices with modern neuroscience to empower singers and teachers to reach their visions of a sustainable, prolific, creative life in music. She is the creator of the "Pro Voice Teachers Mentorship", the global leader in online mentorship programs for teachers, and SONOVATE, an online and in-person community for singers, voice teachers, coaches, songwriters and music producers. Balliro continues to teach private on-to-one sessions with students, professionals and recreational singers, mentor voice teachers and teaching-artists, and build singing communities.

Balliro has over 25 years experience training singers of all levels and ages in US, Europe and China, including as an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music, and on the musical theater faculty of Vienna Konservatorium. Singers develop tone quality, range, mixed voice, power singing, artistry and career strategy. Her students and clients include professional and recreational singers from all over the world, and well-known nationally touring recording artists in the US, Canada and Europe. Her students have won first place in Hal Leonard Competitions, a variety of local competitions, and regional NATS competitions. High school students also are accepted to major colleges and conservatories, like Cleveland Conservatory, Thornton School at UCLA, Boston Conservatory undergraduate and graduate, NYU Tish and Steinert, Berklee College of Music, the New School, Harvard, Oberlin and others. Also, Balliro has presented masterclasses, workshops and poster presentations at many conferences and schools in the US and Europe, including VASTA, PAVA and MAVEBA. Balliro performed as a classical soprano throughout central Europe, specializing in Mozart, Schubert, American Art songs and chamber music.