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Q: Why do I feel more air resistance after taking testosterone? exercise testosterone voice masculinization Jan 17, 2023

 This one is for my T boys: my boys on testosterone.

I want to answer the question that I've heard from a lot of you, "Why is it that when I take testosterone, I feel a lot of air resistance or a lot of pressure when I try and speak or sing?"

This is something that's really common,...

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New freebie: Cognitive Load Games for Trans Voice Work ebook! exercise nonbinary voice trans vocal exploration ecourse voice feminization voice masculinization Jan 16, 2023

If you have signed up for my online course, Trans Vocal Exploration (or if you follow my writing closely!), then you know that I'm a big believer in cognitive load games.

What are cognitive load games, you may ask?

These are playful methods of practice that slowly increase the difficulty on your...

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"I like pie!" (Pitch Exercise) exercise nonbinary voice pitch voice feminization voice masculinization Dec 21, 2022

Earlier this week, we talked about raising or lowering pitch. Today, I'm going to give you an exercise for determining your baseline pitch so that you can get a sense of where you need to go when you're raising and lowering it. For this exercise, you're going to need a tuner. There are plenty of...

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Add reflexive journalling to your voice practice (freebie inside!) exercise motivation nonbinary voice voice feminization voice masculinization Dec 15, 2022

This will probably not come as much of a surprise to you because I'm a very introspective person, but I love reflexive journaling in both my life and my voice practice. It's something that I encourage my students to do all the time. If you've never tried reflexive journaling, all you have to do...

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Q: Can you masculinize your voice without testosterone? exercise resonance testosterone voice masculinization Dec 12, 2022

A question I get asked often is, “Can I masculinize my voice without taking testosterone?” And the short answer is yes, that is my job. I literally teach people to do exactly that.

However, if you're planning on taking testosterone someday, it doesn't hurt to learn some...

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Dynamic range and the gender perception of the voice exercise nonbinary voice sentence contour voice feminization voice masculinization Dec 05, 2022

 Hello, trans voice friends! Today, I want to talk about the concept of dynamic range.

Dynamic range is a little hard to describe, but it's related to the characteristic of inflection. It depends on how much pitch variability there is when we inflect during speech. This can be a gendered...

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