Renée's Blog

If you’ve ever opened a spectrogram and immediately thought, “What am I looking at?”—you’re not alone. Compared to a tuner, which gives you one clear number, a spectrogram shows a whole world of information all at once. And that’s both the beauty and the challenge of it. Spectrograms can be an i...

To celebrate the end of Pride Month, I’m hosting a live Trans Voice Q&A over on Instagram—and you’re invited! 📅 Monday, June 30 ⏰ 7pm Eastern 📍 instagram.com/reneeyoxon Whether you’re just starting voice training, feeling stuck in the middle, or curious about what’s possible, bring your questio...

When Whitney Nichole, creator of the Singing Straw, invited me to chat about gender affirming voice care, I was thrilled to share my journey and expertise with her community. As a transgender voice coach who's been teaching voice for nearly two decades, I've seen firsthand how tra...

If you’ve been exploring voice feminization, you might already know that straw phonation is one of my favourite tools. It’s gentle, effective, and helps build healthy vocal habits, especially when you’re working on resonance and vocal weight. I’ve been using straw exercises for years in my own vo...

Every June, I’m reminded of how powerful and joyful it can be to explore your voice as part of your gender expression—and how daunting it can feel to begin. So if you’re starting your trans voice journey, this post is for you. Whether you’re transfeminine, transmasculine, nonbinary, or anywhere...

Your voice is one of the most personal parts of who you are—and one of the most powerful tools for expressing gender. Whether you're looking for safety, gender euphoria, clarity, or play, learning how your voice works can help you build a version of it that feels just right for you. And the best ...

Every June, I think about how far we’ve come—and how far we still have to go. Pride is a time to honour the trans and queer folks who paved the way, and it’s also a time to affirm ourselves in our joy, our expression, and our voices. Whether you're just starting to explore your voice or you've b...

 In 2021, I posted a TikTok that went unexpectedly viral. Then another. Then another. Three hundred posts later, I realized that some of the silliest-sounding exercises I shared were also the most effective tips for trans voice training. Let’s talk about why that is and which ones might help you...

Earlier this year, I published a YouTube video exploring what gender-affirming voice surgery can (and can't) do. It sparked a ton of conversation—and it also made me realize that there’s still so much more to say. So I invited voice-specialized speech-language pathologist Tallulah Breslin to sit...

There's a common assumption in the transgender community: testosterone does all the work when it comes to masculinizing your voice, so trans men and transmasculine people don't need voice training. But that's only part of the story. As a gender-affirming voice teacher who's work...