Unit 1 Contents

Unit 2 Contents

Unit 3 Contents

Unit 4 Contents

Unit 5 Contents

1.1. Building on your Better Voice

1.2. What does my voice sound like?

1.3. Voice: The ‘six-step sequence’

1.4. Voice exercises: Become familiar with the six-step sequence

1.5. Effective voice use at work: Prepare for the day

1.6. Follow-up resources

1.7. Before you start the next unit

2.1. Your vocal range

2.2. Voice exercises: Starting to expand your range

2.3. Voice exercise: Speaking slower

2.4. Better breathing: Strengthen your lungs

2.5. Effective voice use at work: Be heard better

2.6. Follow-up resources

2.7. Before you start the next unit

3.1. Jumps in pitch

3.2. Voice exercises: Closing the gap

3.3. Breaks and bridges

3.4. Voice exercises: Turning a break into a bridge

3.5. Effective voice use at work: Presentations

3.6. Follow-up resources

3.7. Before you start the next unit

4.1. It ain’t what you say it’s the way that you say it

4.2. Voice exercises: Getting music into your speech

4.3. Voice exercise: Pitch variations when speaking

4.4. A word about vocal fatigue

4.5. Effective voice use at work: Challenging environments

4.6. Follow-up resources

4.7. Before you start the next unit

5.1. Using more of the qualities in your voice

5.2. Voice exercises: Exploring the speaking/singing crossover

5.3. Voice exercises: Vocal effects

5.4. Voice exercises: Hidden voice qualities

5.5. Follow-up resources

5.6. Before you go

5.7. Your Better Voice

5.5. Follow-up resources

More about White’s Technique: The Ernest George White Society website contains lots of information about the man and his vocal technique: www.egwhitesociety.com
A voice worth listening to: Dylan Thomas’s poem ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ is read by actor Richard Burton – a wonderful example of a musical, well-articulated, well-paced voice:

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‍The wonders of the human voice: The recording below is of Natascha Nikeprelevic, one of the foremost modern exponents of the ancient art of overtone singing, performing her improvised aria ‘Towards the light’ (3 minutes). There is no multi-tracking: Natascha produces simultaneously all the sounds heard. The effect is ethereal, and a powerful reminder of the almost unlimited potential of the human voice:

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Unit 1 Contents

Unit 2 Contents

Unit 3 Contents

Unit 4 Contents

Unit 5 Contents

1.1. Building on your Better Voice

1.2. What does my voice sound like?

1.3. Voice: The ‘six-step sequence’

1.4. Voice exercises: Become familiar with the six-step sequence

1.5. Effective voice use at work: Prepare for the day

1.6. Follow-up resources

1.7. Before you start the next unit

2.1. Your vocal range

2.2. Voice exercises: Starting to expand your range

2.3. Voice exercise: Speaking slower

2.4. Better breathing: Strengthen your lungs

2.5. Effective voice use at work: Be heard better

2.6. Follow-up resources

2.7. Before you start the next unit

3.1. Jumps in pitch

3.2. Voice exercises: Closing the gap

3.3. Breaks and bridges

3.4. Voice exercises: Turning a break into a bridge

3.5. Effective voice use at work: Presentations

3.6. Follow-up resources

3.7. Before you start the next unit

4.1. It ain’t what you say it’s the way that you say it

4.2. Voice exercises: Getting music into your speech

4.3. Voice exercise: Pitch variations when speaking

4.4. A word about vocal fatigue

4.5. Effective voice use at work: Challenging environments

4.6. Follow-up resources

4.7. Before you start the next unit

5.1. Using more of the qualities in your voice

5.2. Voice exercises: Exploring the speaking/singing crossover

5.3. Voice exercises: Vocal effects

5.4. Voice exercises: Hidden voice qualities

5.5. Follow-up resources

5.6. Before you go

5.7. Your Better Voice

5.5. Follow-up resources

More about White’s Technique: The Ernest George White Society website contains lots of information about the man and his vocal technique: www.egwhitesociety.com
A voice worth listening to: Dylan Thomas’s poem ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ is read by actor Richard Burton – a wonderful example of a musical, well-articulated, well-paced voice:

‍

‍

‍The wonders of the human voice: The recording below is of Natascha Nikeprelevic, one of the foremost modern exponents of the ancient art of overtone singing, performing her improvised aria ‘Towards the light’ (3 minutes). There is no multi-tracking: Natascha produces simultaneously all the sounds heard. The effect is ethereal, and a powerful reminder of the almost unlimited potential of the human voice:

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