Renée's Blog

Hello trans voice explorers! 🧭 In case you missed some of my videos and blog posts this month, I've created a handy compilation of all of my TikToks from March 2022. Below are timestamps for each video in case you want to see a specific one. Enjoy! 00:00 – It’s time to Practice! Scattergories02...

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 ...

When it comes to voice feminization, some parts of speech are more challenging than others. Today I want to talk about gerunds. What is a gerund, you say? A gerund is the form of a verb that ends in -ing. For example: walking, talking, shopping. In English, gerunds have a typical inflection wh...

A question I got on my Discord server was "How do I use my new voice around people who are used to my old voice?" This is a question I get quite a lot, and I think it stems from the expectations that we feel that our friends and family and people who know us have about interacting with us. And t...

Surprise! I launched a mini-course!My Trans Voice Basics workshop on Sunday was so popular that many people were not able to get into the zoom room - I was overwhelmed!!I decided to turn this workshop into a mini-course!  This course contains a short 30-minute talk where I walk you through every...

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...

Hello, trans voice practitioners! Today I want to share with you one of my favourite trans voice exercises. I use this exercise in just about every workshop that I give because it's one of the most effective. It's called the Key-Oh Exercise. This exercise is designed to show you how altering y...

Registration for the Winter 2022 cohort of my teacher training course, Learn to Teach Trans Voice Alteration in 5 Weeks, closes tonight at midnight!! I don't know when I'll be running this course again so if you're thinking it might be for you, now is the right time to register. I was absolutel...

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...