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

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Are you putting too much effort into feminizing your voice? mindful voice feminization Apr 24, 2023

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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Practice Time: The Stroop Test mindful voice feminization trans vocal exploration ecourse trans voice trans voice basics mini-course Mar 09, 2023

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...

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Level up your inflection practice: The Harvard Sentences mindful voice feminization trans vocal exploration ecourse trans voice trans voice basics mini-course Mar 06, 2023

In my last video, we were talking about masculinizing or feminizing inflection, and you might be wondering, "How do I practice this?"

I usually advise students to start with sentences that they use all the time like "How do you take your coffee?" or "How did you sleep?" or "Has the dog eaten...

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AcousticGender.Space gender mindful voice feminization trans vocal exploration ecourse trans voice trans voice basics mini-course Feb 27, 2023

If you're working on modifying your voice to better align with your gender presentation, then you are probably already used to using a tuner to track pitch (how high or how low a voice is). A lot of my students report being frustrated that there isn't a way to track the resonance (how bright or...

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Common Daily Phrases mindful voice feminization trans vocal exploration ecourse trans voice trans voice basics mini-course Feb 24, 2023

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...

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What is Straw Phonation? mindful voice feminization testosterone trans trans voice Feb 13, 2023

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...

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