Once you’ve learnt the basic Better Voice technique in Part One, Part Two will take your Better Voice to the next level.

My voice has developed considerably in range, and in overall tone and evenness. I have progressed from ‘bumping along’ the bass line in a choral society to singing solo songs, and have felt confident in joining a much smaller choir. My whole musical experience has been much enriched.’ (Frank H.)

You’ll learn how to develop your voice and use more of its potential, so you can:

• Maintain your Better Voice technique over a larger range of notes and jumps in pitch.
• Smooth over breaks (those areas of your voice where you feel a gear change in the sound quality).
• Quite possibly extend your vocal range by moving beyond breaks that have been a floor or ceiling to your voice.
• Identify and transfer good sound qualities your voice has when you speak but that you don’t usually use when you sing.
• Develop safe add-on voice effects.
• Organize your practice sessions so you improve your Better Voice technique at the same time as learning repertoire.

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Victoria Paterson took her voice to the next level and is now a professional singer in a variety of genres from ballads to opera. Here she is singing George Butterworth’s ‘Loveliest of trees’:

‍Vicky had such severe lung problems that they could have ended her career. Thankfully that didn’t happen. Here’s what she says: 

‘When I was 32 I had multiple blood clots in my lungs, and pneumonia at the same time, which resulted in a collapsed lung. There was significant damage, both to my lungs and heart, which I now have lifelong medication for. But I must stress how incredibly valuable White’s Technique has been in getting my lung capacity back. To hear me sing, you would never know the damage that is there. I can tell, as my stamina is not quite what it was, but equally, the Technique has been so reliable I have been able to continue my career despite the complications. What a wonderful and therapeutic technique it is.’