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Podcast Interview: Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman

Recently, I had the pleasure of being interviewed on Leah Roseman's podcast, Conversations with Musicians. In this 90-minute podcast, we discussed my music education and early music life, being trans and disabled in the music industry, my pivot to the trans voice space, and so much more! There a...

Habits and Environment Design

One of the most powerful tools for creating a strong habit in your life is called Environment Design. This refers to designing your space to either include triggers that cue positive habits or remove triggers that cue bad habits. This can get fun when you start connecting light, music, times of d...

Degendering The Voice #2: Voice Types

Welcome to the second instalment of Degendering The Voice, also known as BIOLOGICAL ESSENTIALISM MAKES FOOLS OF US ALL! I created this series to help voice teachers like choral directors and private singing instructors create more welcoming teaching environments for trans and nonbinary students....

Low stakes practice: micro-conversations

Trans voice alteration and singing have a lot in common. They're both voice skills that have to be practised regularly in order to build up muscle, endurance, and flexibility. The end goal for a singing practice is usually a performance of some kind, like an open mic or an audition. However, in t...

Happy One Year Anniversary to Trans Vocal Exploration!

It's hard to believe that it's only been one year since I launched my first e-course, Trans Vocal Exploration. So much has happened in the past twelve months, and my life and work are so completely different that it feels like a lifetime ago. Last week, I posted a blog post with an overview of e...

9 non-binary TikTokers you need to follow

It is trans day of Visibility. Yay! And on this Trans Day of Visibility, I wanted to talk about some TikTokers that I particularly love. I have a soft spot, my heart for the they/thems (because I am a they/them) so I want to share with you some non-binary TikTokers that really inspire me. Caveat...

Motivation Monday: identity goals vs target goals

Hey trans voice explorers! 🧭 Yesterday was Motivation Monday and I released a TikTok with one of my absolute favourite tips for achieving your goal. This of course refers to your voice goals, but this tip is a good one for any goal that you're trying to reach. This tip is all about shifting fro...

Interview: Lovely Cup with Olivia Flanigan

Last night I had the privilege and pleasure of being a guest on Olivia Flanigan's interview series, Lovely Cup, which takes place on Instagram live. Olivia is also a trans voice teacher and a jazz educated singer just like me! We had a great time talking about how I got into teaching trans voice...

Watch the Teaching Trans Voice Q&A Replay!

If you missed last week's Instagram live Teaching Trans Voice Q&A session - never fear! You can watch it right here on this page, read the transcript below, or click here to watch it on Instagram.  This live was so special because I had FOUR previous course participants join me to talk about the...

How can I feminize my voice? Start here!

I've said it before and I'll say it again! One of my favourite things about teaching voice feminization, voice masculinization, and trans voice alteration in general, is that there is actually a finite amount of information to learn and digest. This is extremely good news for trans voice studen...