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Life

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Music

Singing, songwriting, new releases, and recommendations.

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Trans Voice

Learning to love your voice and need some support?

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Disability

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

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Q: Is it worth doing voice masculinization exercises pre-testosterone? testosterone voice masculinization Sep 08, 2022

Hello readers! I recently received this question on TikTok: "Is it even worth doing [voice masculinization exercises] pre-T? I've done everything, gotten my voice into the higher male range on voice tools and it still doesn't pass as cis."

The short answer is: definitely yes! Lots of people who...

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You don't need to be trans to transition general trans advice life Sep 05, 2022

I've got a scorching hot take for my readers today!

If, like me, you regularly wade in the waters of online trans discourse, then you are probably very familiar with this concept: you don't need to transition to be trans.

I have long been a firm believer in this! You can just know you're not the...

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Happy One Year Anniversary to Trans Vocal Exploration! nonbinary trans vocal exploration ecourse voice feminization voice masculinization Sep 01, 2022

It's hard to believe that it's only been one year since I launched my first e-course, Trans Vocal Exploration. So much has happened in the past twelve months, and my life and work are so completely different that it feels like a lifetime ago.

Last week, I posted a blog post with an overview of...

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Summer 2022 Trans Voice TikTok Compilation! life nonbinary voice voice feminization voice masculinization Aug 31, 2022

We haven't had a compilation in a while! Here are all the TikToks I made since the beginning of June, including some fun bonus bloopers!

Big love and thanks to my wonderful TikTok editor, Teagan. Hire her!!

Here are the timestamps in case you want to find a specific video:

00:00 - Amara’s...

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New: Trans Voice Teacher Directory ✨ nonbinary voice teacher training voice feminization voice masculinization Aug 29, 2022

In the past year, I've run my teacher training course, Learn to Teach Trans Voice in 5 Weeks, two times. Both times, I met outstanding voice teachers from all over the world who speak so many different languages and come from a myriad of experiences and backgrounds.

Although the trans voice...

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Degendering The Voice #1: Stop calling it the Adam's Apple nonbinary voice teacher training voice feminization voice masculinization Aug 29, 2022

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 ...

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