Unit 1 Contents

Unit 2 Contents

Unit 3 Contents

Unit 4 Contents

Unit 5 Contents

Unit 6 Contents

1.1. Your voice and you

1.2. How will this course improve my voice?

1.3. How does Better Voice work?

1.4. Before you begin

1.5. Voice exercise: An introduction to the hum

1.6. How your body affects your voice

1.7. Follow-up resources

1.8. Before you start the next unit

2.1. Tips for all the voice exercises

2.2. Voice exercises: The essentials of the hum

2.3. Voice exercises: Help with humming

2.4. Better breathing: The Better Voice approach

2.5. Better breathing: The diaphragmatic breath

2.6. Follow-up resources

2.7. Before you start the next unit

3.1. Onward but not upward

3.2. Voice: Thinking horizontally

3.3. Voice exercises: Starting to move between notes

3.4. Voice exercises: Groups of five notes

3.5. Better posture: Keeping your head balanced

3.6. Follow-up resources

3.7. Before you start the next unit

4.1. Can you feel change happening yet?

4.2. Voice exercises: Opening your mouth

4.3. Voice exercises: Solving possible problems with opening your mouth

4.4. Better breathing: Relax and breathe out

4.5. Keeping your voice healthy

4.6. Follow-up resources

4.7. Before you start the next unit

5.1. Goodbye to the hum?

5.2. Voice: Forming words

5.3. Voice exercises: Mix and match consonants and vowels

5.4. Meet the friendly phrases

5.5. Better posture: Sitting well

5.6. Follow-up resources

5.7. Before you start the next unit

6.1. Bringing Better Voice into your life

6.2. Voice exercises: Next-door notes

6.3. Voice exercises: Float the notes

6.4. Better breathing: The complete breath

6.5. Better posture: Standing well

6.6. Before you go

6.7. What next?

5.7. Before you start the next unit

Before you start the next unit, has your practice enabled you to:

maintain your Better Voice while combining different consonants (m, n, w) and vowels (a, ee, oo)?
produce at least slurred versions of the friendly phrases successfully?
take a first look at the transition from sung exercises to speech?
become more aware of how you sit?

Unit 1 Contents

Unit 2 Contents

Unit 3 Contents

Unit 4 Contents

Unit 5 Contents

Unit 6 Contents

1.1. Your voice and you

1.2. How will this course improve my voice?

1.3. How does Better Voice work?

1.4. Before you begin

1.5. Voice exercise: An introduction to the hum

1.6. How your body affects your voice

1.7. Follow-up resources

1.8. Before you start the next unit

2.1. Tips for all the voice exercises

2.2. Voice exercises: The essentials of the hum

2.3. Voice exercises: Help with humming

2.4. Better breathing: The Better Voice approach

2.5. Better breathing: The diaphragmatic breath

2.6. Follow-up resources

2.7. Before you start the next unit

3.1. Onward but not upward

3.2. Voice: Thinking horizontally

3.3. Voice exercises: Starting to move between notes

3.4. Voice exercises: Groups of five notes

3.5. Better posture: Keeping your head balanced

3.6. Follow-up resources

3.7. Before you start the next unit

4.1. Can you feel change happening yet?

4.2. Voice exercises: Opening your mouth

4.3. Voice exercises: Solving possible problems with opening your mouth

4.4. Better breathing: Relax and breathe out

4.5. Keeping your voice healthy

4.6. Follow-up resources

4.7. Before you start the next unit

5.1. Goodbye to the hum?

5.2. Voice: Forming words

5.3. Voice exercises: Mix and match consonants and vowels

5.4. Meet the friendly phrases

5.5. Better posture: Sitting well

5.6. Follow-up resources

5.7. Before you start the next unit

6.1. Bringing Better Voice into your life

6.2. Voice exercises: Next-door notes

6.3. Voice exercises: Float the notes

6.4. Better breathing: The complete breath

6.5. Better posture: Standing well

6.6. Before you go

6.7. What next?

5.7. Before you start the next unit

Before you start the next unit, has your practice enabled you to:

maintain your Better Voice while combining different consonants (m, n, w) and vowels (a, ee, oo)?
produce at least slurred versions of the friendly phrases successfully?
take a first look at the transition from sung exercises to speech?
become more aware of how you sit?