Renée's Blog

Hey there, it's Renée, and I'm a gender-affirming voice teacher! And today I'm talking about the fascinating world of nonbinary voice training. Buckle up because we're about to embark on a journey to uncover what exactly this entails and how I'm crafting a course tailored specifically for my fell...

The age-old question that many of us embarking on a journey of gender-affirming voice training ponder: How long does it take??? As a gender-affirming voice teacher, I've encountered this question countless times, and I must confess, there's no one-size-fits-all answer. Let's look at the answer to...

Hey there, friends! Today, we're talking about a top that comes up often when working on voice masculinization (or making your voice lower for any reason!), and that is the loss of volume that comes with lower notes. This is such a common problem that I actually made an entire lesson about it in ...

Happy Valentine’s Day! Still don’t have a valentine? Well, don’t worry because I’m here to reveal to you the perfect Valentine. Hi, I’m Renée, I'm a gender-affirming voice teacher, and I’m about to magically reveal your valentine in 3… 2… 1… Drumroll, Please... Did you guess it? Your valentine ...

Hey there, I’m Renée, and as a gender-affirming voice teacher, I've had the privilege of guiding numerous individuals on their transformative journey to discovering a voice that gives them gender euphoria. Today, I want to delve into a crucial aspect of this process: accountability in trans voice...

Hey there, my fellow trans voice pals! Welcome back to another exercise in vocal exploration. If you missed my last post about the "Key-Oh" Exercise, don't worry, you can catch up on that either by giving it a quick read or watching the TikTok version. This time, we're looking more closely at ho...

Hey there! Renée here, your friendly gender-affirming voice teacher. Let’s look into a topic that’s close to the heart of many folks embarking on the journey of finding their true voice: confidence. Whether you’re a seasoned practitioner or just dipping your toes into the waters of vocal transfor...

Greetings, dear readers! I'm Renée, your go-to gender-affirming voice teacher, and I recently stumbled upon a comment that left me in stitches. A brave soul shared their struggle, confessing, "I sound like Lumpy Space Princess when I go low." Now, if you're not acquainted with the dulcet tones of...

The other day on TikTok Live, I had a conversation with a viewer who shared their concern about their voice still cracking after being on testosterone for over a year. Together, we delved into various exercises to address this common issue. In this blog post, I'll share the insights and exercises...

 In case you didn’t know, I run a trans voice teacher training program every summer in July and applications for the 2024 cohort are closing tonight! This training has been loved by voice coaches, speech language pathologists and other voice professionals, but it is a live training and space is ...