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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...
I recently had the great pleasure of being on the podcast Gender Reveal and host Tuck Woodstock asked me a really important question: "What is the difference between a trans voice teacher and a speech language pathologist?" Here's what I had to say:
"There's not a big difference, to be honest....
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'm 35 years old, and I've been identifying as nonbinary for about ten years. But, well before that, when I think back to being 18 years old, there were some signs that I was nonbinary early on. I want to share one of those signs with you.
When I was in university, right out of high school, I...
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...
It is trans day of Visibility. Yay! And on this Trans Day of Visibility, I wanted to talk about some TikTokers that I particularly love. I have a soft spot, my heart for the they/thems (because I am a they/them) so I want to share with you some non-binary TikTokers that really inspire me.
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