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Learning to love your voice and need some support?

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Lessons I've learned after 10+ years with chronic pain.

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What is the "T" voice? testosterone voice masculinization Sep 26, 2022

This commenter on TikTok says, “So you know how “T voice” is something that is audible to other queer people? Could you explain what the features of that voice are?”

The “T voice” that this commenter is referring to is the voice that some people get as a...

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Trans Voice Practice Hurdles: Positive Practice Triggers motivation nonbinary voice voice feminization voice masculinization Sep 23, 2022

This week, I'm talking about overcoming the hurdles we face when starting a trans voice practice. As you can see in my last two posts, I talked about overcoming the fear of being silly and the fear of judgment when we first start practicing. Today, I wanted to talk about positive practice...

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Trans Voice Practice Hurdles: Judgment motivation nonbinary voice voice feminization voice masculinization Sep 21, 2022

This week, I'm talking about hurdles that come up when we're trying to start a trans voice practice. I said in my last blog post that some people resist starting a trans voice practice because they're averse to silliness. It's too silly of a practice and it makes them feel shame or...

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Trans Voice Practice Hurdles: Silliness motivation nonbinary voice voice feminization voice masculinization Sep 19, 2022

 For my next couple of posts, I want to talk about the reasons why people resist starting a trans voice practice. There's a little bit of a psychological hurdle that can impede the beginning of a practice and there are very simple ways to get over that.

So today, I want to talk about the...

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Degendering The Voice #2: Voice Types general trans advice nonbinary voice voice feminization voice masculinization Sep 15, 2022

Welcome to the second instalment of Degendering The Voice, also known as BIOLOGICAL ESSENTIALISM MAKES FOOLS OF US ALL!

I created this series to help voice teachers like choral directors and private singing instructors create more welcoming teaching environments for trans and nonbinary...

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Low stakes practice: micro-conversations exercise nonbinary voice voice feminization voice masculinization Sep 12, 2022

Trans voice alteration and singing have a lot in common. They're both voice skills that have to be practised regularly in order to build up muscle, endurance, and flexibility. The end goal for a singing practice is usually a performance of some kind, like an open mic or an audition. However, in...

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