So you've come out as trans, you've changed your name, you've changed your hair, you've changed your clothes, and now you want to start working on your voice. A question I get asked as a trans voice teacher all the time is "Where do I even start?"

I made an entire online course on voice...

Today's practice game comes right out of my new free e-book, Cognitive Load Games for Trans Voice Work. The game is called The Stroop Test. If you watch the video above, I will show some words onscreen and they will be written in certain colours. The trick is that I want you to *in your target...

When we talk about inflection, we're talking about emphasizing certain words in a sentence to give that sentence meaning. English is a highly inflected language, so sometimes the meaning of a sentence can change when you add emphasis to one word or another. For example, the sentence "I never...

If you've been working on your trans voice practice for a little while, maybe you've found a sound you like that you're able to make in short bursts. Maybe you tried the "Big Dog Little Dog" exercise from a few weeks ago and now you're probably wondering, "How do I go from making a sound that I...

In this post I'm going to be answering the question, "What is straw phonation and how can I use it in my trans voice practice?"

Simply put, straw phonation is when you phonate (speak or make vocal sounds) through a straw. When you are phonating normally, air comes up from your lungs, and your...

I've got a quick and easy exercise that is quickly becoming my new favourite for controlling the resonance of your voice! It's called Big Dog Little Dog.

As I've said before, resonance is controlled by the size and shape of your vocal tract. If you have a small vocal tract, you get a brighter...