Renée's Blog

I frequently get asked by voice teachers, like choral directors and singing teachers, how they can create welcoming environments for trans students. I go over all of this in my teacher training course, but I decided to take this opportunity to create a mini-series on the blog called Degendering T...

It's hard to believe that it's been almost a year since I released the course that totally changed my life and career, Trans Vocal Exploration. That course launched on September 1st, 2021. Since then, I have created quite a few other offers both free and paid, so I thought it would be good to cre...

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...

I really feel like we stepped up our TikTok game this month. I tried hard to create deeply informative videos that addressed a wide variety of common concerns. If you missed them on TikTok, check out this compilation. this also marks one full year of TikToks! Can you believe it?!? Below you'll f...

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 TikTok the other day, Lee asked, “why the heck did I lose so much strength in my voice now that I’m on T? Can I build some back? I miss singing! Let’s talk about how testosterone affects the voice because it is so interesting and I have so much to say about it. An important note: If your bo...

I asked my friend Dibs from Dibs Fitness to share three easy posture exercises for voice masculinization. But what do posture and voice have to do with each other?? A lot, actually, but today let’s focus on the pharynx. the pharynx is a tube of muscle just above your larynx, at the back of your ...

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...

I've been away for the past month, but my little elves behind the scenes have been busy creating and uploading trans voice TikToks to tide you over until I return. Below you'll find time-stamps for this month's TikToks. Enjoy! 00:00 – It’s time to Practice! Mad Gab01:21 – Vocal Anatomy: The Lary...