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?

4.7. Before you start the next unit

Before you start the next unit, have you:

felt the difference between allowing your jaw to drop open in a relaxed way to produce a sound (correct) and making it open (incorrect)?
identified (using a mirror) what shape your mouth should be, and the position of your tongue, when your mouth is open?
produced, at least some of the time, the same bright focused tone when your mouth is open as when you hum?
looked at possible lifestyle changes that will support your vocal health?

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?

4.7. Before you start the next unit

Before you start the next unit, have you:

felt the difference between allowing your jaw to drop open in a relaxed way to produce a sound (correct) and making it open (incorrect)?
identified (using a mirror) what shape your mouth should be, and the position of your tongue, when your mouth is open?
produced, at least some of the time, the same bright focused tone when your mouth is open as when you hum?
looked at possible lifestyle changes that will support your vocal health?