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

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?
start the transition from sung exercises to speech?
become more aware of how you sit?

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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

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?
start the transition from sung exercises to speech?
become more aware of how you sit?