Renée's Blog

Looking for a beginner-friendly guide to trans voice training? I've got you covered. Today I'm reviewing One Weird Trick: A User's Guide to Transgender Voice by Liz Jackson Hearns.This slim book talks directly to you, the learner. It doesn't focus on voice clinicians. If you're se...

When people ask me about creating a "deep feminine voice," I know they're searching for something specific, but what they're looking for varies widely from person to person. Some want a low-pitched voice, others seek darker resonance, and many are chasing that elusive "sexy, sult...

Voice is one of the most powerful tools for self-expression. And for trans and nonbinary people, it can be a profound pathway to gender affirmation. Recently, I had the honour of joining Jeffrey Marsh on their podcast Inner Voice to discuss gender-affirming voice work, the relatio...

You've subscribed to every trans voice creator on YouTube. You've learned the exercises, and maybe you're even seeing a private gender-affirming voice teacher or speech-language pathologist. But what does day-to-day trans voice training actually look like? As a gender-affirming ...

What does it mean to have a nonbinary voice? How do you navigate gender in a language that genders everything? These questions led me to sit down with Sergio Carazo Cardona, a nonbinary acting and voice teacher in Mexico City and designated Linklater teacher, for a conversation that explores voic...

If you've ever thought, "I just can't do trans voice training," you're not alone. Many people feel stuck when they first start working on their voice. However, there's one simple exercise that consistently disproves this limiting belief: the Key-Oh Exercise. As a gender-affirming voice teacher, ...

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Amanda Wan for her podcast, The Layers of Us, where we explored identity, growth, and the stories that shape who we are. Our conversation dove deep into something that's both incredibly personal and universally relevant: the human voice and its con...

When most people think about voice lessons, they imagine music students learning scales or actors refining projection. But for trans and nonbinary people, voice training is about much more than performance. It’s about finding a sound that feels like home. In my work as a gender-affirming voice t...

A little while ago, I made a video called How to Shout, Laugh, and Cough like a Dude. The comments were immediate: "Okay, but where's the girl version?" Fair point. Because if you've been working hard on voice feminization and then suddenly let out a rough, throaty cough, it ca...

Vocal weight is a key but often overlooked part of how gender is heard in the voice. In this post, I’ll explain what vocal weight means in trans voice training, and share three practical exercises to help your voice sound lighter, heavier, or more balanced. Whether you’re trans, nonbinary, or exp...