Renée's Blog

When people ask me about exercises they can do throughout the day to feminize their voice, I know they're looking for simple, practical techniques that fit seamlessly into daily life. As a gender-affirming voice teacher, I've worked with countless trans women and transfeminine st...

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...

Guess what?? By popular demand, I am bringing back my new teacher training course, Learn to Teach Trans Voice Alteration in 5 Weeks! The last cohort of this course ran in November and December with an absolutely stellar group of teachers. It was truly one of the most affirming and inspiring 5 w...