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The other day, I held an office hour with students from my Trans Vocal Exploration e-course. One student, Rey, made a wonderful comment and gave me permission to share it with you:
"I think the biggest thing that I've been doing so far is trying to notice different people's voices. I think...
Some people resist starting a trans voice practice because they're adverse to silliness. It's too silly of a practice and it makes them feel shame or embarrassment. This is something I hear all the time. People start practicing and right away their practice is connected to feelings of self-worth,...
So you've been working on your target voice alone at home and you feel like you're ready to get out into the real world. But as soon as you open your mouth around your friends and family, it's like you forget how to make your target voice. You forget everything you've learned about trans voice...
In this post I want to introduce you to the concept of positive practice triggers. This is really important because a lot of times when we start practicing, the sound of the voice or any engagement with the voice at all can be connected to dysphoria, judgment, fear, and other negative things....
Today I want to talk about the difference between identity based goals and target based goals. A target based goal is when you have a target and you want to reach it. So, in the case of your trans voice practice, a target based goal might sound like "I want a more feminine voice."
An identity...
There are a few factors that can lead to a feeling of tightness in the throat while feminizing the voice. The most common issue I see is people who are putting in too much activation energy - or, to put it simply, trying too hard. The voice is one of these tricky things where the point of...
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