North Wales singing lessons and vocal coaching

Professional singing lessons within an hour of North Wales

One of the UK's most respected and sought-after vocal coaches, Andy Follin is located in St Helens. As the only Estill Master Trainer working in the St Helens area, and as one of the longest serving certified Estill teachers in the UK, with over 20 years of teaching experience, Andy is proud to offer this revolutionary vocal method of learning to singers in the North Wales area.

Modern techniques

Singing lessons with Andy will give you complete control over your voice, allowing you to sing in any style, in any repertoire, all with complete skill, understanding and control.

If you've ever wondered why your voice always seems to do the wrong thing, or if you don't know what's going to happen from one gig to the next, singing lessons with Andy Follin could be just what you need.

Unlike 'traditional' singing lessons, which focus on one musical style or genre, Estill Voice Training™ can explain the requirements of any type of singing - and show you how to achieve it, quickly and simply.

Learn more about:

• Musical Theatre singing lessons
• Opera singing lessons
• Pop and R&B singing lessons
• Rock singing lessons

Vocal Skills Studio

Andy's teaching base is a custom-built studio in the Theatre Buildings, St Helens. Overlooking the town centre and civic buildings, the studio is light, airy and spacious.

A Victorian property, the Theatre Buildings retain much of their original charm and character, with features such as a wrought iron staircase, ornate fireplaces and polished wooden floors.

The teaching room itself is modernised and fully equipped to record your lessons.

NB Please be aware that the studio is on the top floor, up two flights of stairs. If you have accessibility issues, you can still work with Andy via online Zoom lessons.

Address

Vocal Skills
Top Floor
Theatre Buildings
8, Corporation Street
St Helens
WA10 1DZ

Vocal Skills - how to find the studio

The Vocal Skills studio is situated in St Helens town centre.

If you're driving from North Wales, it's easily accessible from the M53, M57, M56 and M6. There is ample cheap parking available in the town centre, and some 2 hour free parking bays dotted around the nearby streets, including three right outside the studio (subject to availability). Andy can provide a map of parking spaces on request.

If you're travelling by bus, the studio is directly opposite St Helens Bus Station. Buses run from here to all major towns and cities in the North West.

If you come by train, St Helens Central station is just 0.2 miles away, a short 4 minute walk to the studio.

For more detailed directions, interact with the map below.

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Coaching designed around you

Andy is a full-time, professional vocal coach, not a school teacher, singer or pianist giving a few singing lessons in their spare time. Unlike a lot of voice teachers, Andy does not insist on long-term tuition, where students have to attend regular lessons, repeating the same exercises until their voice improves. You can attend as often as you like, but there's no compulsion to attend every week or every fortnight. In fact, many students only book sessions every 4 to 6 weeks.

Estill Voice Training™ is known for producing quick results. Quite often, Andy finds that long-standing problems can be fixed in the first few lessons. At your first session, Andy will give you an assessment of your abilities and draw up a plan that ensures you get to where you want to be, as quickly as possible.

If you're ready to take your voice - and career - to the next level, book a lesson with Andy today (see bottom of page).

Vocal Skills Studio

Professional vocal coaching from a fully equipped and modernised studio.

Based in the top floor of a period Victorian building, overlooking the Civic Quarter, the studio is light, airy and spacious.

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Specialist Lessons

• Musical TheatreAn efficient Musical Theatre (MT) technique should allow you to express subtle changes in mood, regardless of where you are in your vocal range. In other words, you must be able to sing ANY note in ANY tone of voice.
• OperaOpera is a high energy form of singing, with huge physical requirements, involving projecting the voice to the back of a theatre, over an orchestra and without any amplification. Opera singers have to undergo specific training to meet these demands.
• PopTraditional, Classically-based singing lessons are not appropriate for modern commercial singers. To learn to sing Pop and R&B, you need to understand the very different requirements of each style, and how to adapt your voice to meet those requirements.
• RockIn the high energy, high pressure world of Rock singing, it's easy to lose confidence in your vocals. Rock is unlike any other style of singing. And unique styles need unique techniques.