Translating winning techniques into successful corporate training
The Vocal Group has evolved from a 35 year obsession with singing. After becoming a National Champion quartet singer, Neil Firth set himself a new challenge and began using his winning techniques to coach singers, choirs and choruses.
Having been Assistant Director of 2 choirs based in Preston and Manchester, he joined the Cottontown Chorus in Bolton as Musical Director in 2007 and went on to become their front line Chorus Director. In 2008, with Neil guiding them, the chorus won 2 major UK competitions and were named the BBC Radio3 Adult Choir of the Year. In 2009, the chorus became European Silver Medallists for a second time and British Chorus Champions for a third time. In 2011, under Neil’s leadership, the chorus became British Champions for a fourth time.
Neil himself has performed in front of many large audiences at a number of prestigious venues throughout the UK, including The Symphony Hall in Birmingham, The Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, The Royal Festival Hall, The Royal Albert Hall and The London Palladium.
Throughout his musical career, Neil has worked in the financial services industry and has seen first hand how people’s voices and nerves can let them down during important presentations and meetings. He could clearly see that vocal training would help people build their confidence and project clearly and went on to translate his successful vocal training techniques and exercises into a corporate training and teambuilding programme.
The Vocal Group offers bespoke corporate courses to companies in all industries, working with all levels of personnel, from trainees right through to management teams. We can tailor anything from a 1 hour workshop to a 2 day off-site programme. While workshops can be for group sizes of 8-30 participants, conference sessions can run with any number of participants.
While designed to take people out of their comfort zone in order to harness their nerves, the courses are friendly, inclusive and ultimately enjoyable, teaching techniques in an innovative and memorable way. As well as giving participants a professional edge, the techniques can be applied across all aspects of their lives and have important health benefits too, such as lowering blood pressure and reducing stress.
To find out more about our corporate training and teambuilding courses, please complete our online enquiry form.