Renée's Blog

I think it's a little taboo to talk about grief and hormone replacement therapy in the trans community. We're already fighting for our lives and working hard every day to gain acceptance, it feels like a major transgression to imply that there might be doubts along the path of medical transition....

A few months ago, I was extremely honoured to be asked to write an opinion piece for CBC Montreal. I'm always excited for any opportunity to talk about the voice and my work, and so of course, I jumped on it. Cut to last week, and the article finally came out! It was given the headline "Everyone...

On instagram, mort_de_lire said: "Something you've mentioned in several videos is getting into your target voice. Is there a point where it comes naturally and you don't have to think about it anymore?" This is a totally understandable question, especially at the beginning of your voice pract...

You will never believe what I have to tell you about the following two audio clips in the video above. Take a look! These are two clips that a student in my online course, Trans Vocal Exploration, shared with me. Sounds like a before and after, right? Here’s the thing - these clips were recorded...

Hello everyone!! I'm back! As you know may know, I took April off to go on a Maritime road trip, and I'm very happy to show you some of my pictures and give you a mini-update. I decided to keep my pictures and whereabouts private during my trip, mostly for safety reasons but also because it's i...

Since May of 2021, when my first TikTok went viral, I have been working my little behind off to create as much trans voice content as I possibly can. Now that spring is in the air, I can feel springtime wanderlust creeping up. I'm distracted, I'm not motivated to make content, and I very clearly ...

Hello Trans Voice Explorers! 🧭 Every month, I hold an open live office hour with students in my Trans Vocal Exploration e-course in order to discuss their blocks, give them direct feedback, and listen to their feedback about the course. Last month, we talked a lot about maintaining a regular vo...

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...

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...

Sometimes I blink and I can't believe that I have the job that I have.  Every day I write in my little gratitude journal that I'm so lucky to be using the skills I've acquired in my life as a singing teacher to spread trans joy throughout my community and beyond. A question I get asked very fre...