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Learning to love your voice and need some support?

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

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Volume Knob Exercise (make low notes louder!) exercise masculinize your voice without testosterone vocal weight voice masculinization Feb 16, 2024

Hey there, friends! Today, we're talking about a top that comes up often when working on voice masculinization (or making your voice lower for any reason!), and that is the loss of volume that comes with lower notes. This is such a common problem that I actually made an entire lesson about it in...

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Finding Your Feminine Voice: Beyond Pitch and Resonance mindful voice feminization vocal weight voice feminization Dec 20, 2023

Hey there, it's Renée, your go-to gender-affirming voice teacher! Today, let's delve into a fantastic question from one of my commenters: "What do I do if I can control both pitch and resonance, but it still doesn’t sound feminine?" Well, grab a cup of tea and get comfy because I've...

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The Chicken Neck Exercise for Reducing Vocal Weight mindful voice feminization vocal weight voice feminization Jul 03, 2023

Hey there! Are you ready to discover a fantastic technique for achieving lightness in your feminine voice? Voice feminization is an essential part of many transgender individuals' journeys, and voice lightening exercises can play a significant role in this process. In this blog post, we'll dive...

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What is Straw Phonation? exercise nonbinary vocal weight voice feminization voice masculinization 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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