Renée's Blog

This isn't my typical trans voice training post, and I want to be upfront about that from the start. Today I'm here to talk about someone who has been quietly behind the scenes of this channel for years: my editor, collaborator, and dear friend, Tea. Tea is a trans woman who is f...

If you've ever taken the New York City subway, ridden the AirTrain at Newark Liberty, or commuted between Philadelphia and South Jersey on PATCO, you've heard Bernie Wagenblast's voice—likely multiple times a day, without ever knowing her name. Bernie is a voice actor, journalist...

If you've been doing trans voice training for any length of time, you've probably been told to "just drink more water." And while that advice isn't wrong, it's also… not enough. Because generic vocal hygiene tips weren't written with trans folks in mind. They weren't written for ...

Have you ever been told that testosterone will just "do all the work" for your voice? Or maybe you've been hesitant to start T because you're worried about what it might do to your singing? If trans masculine voice training has ever felt like an afterthought to you, The Transmascu...

If you've spent any time in trans voice training, you've probably heard it a hundred times: warm up before you practice. And it's true! A daily voice warm-up builds habit, develops body awareness (also called proprioception), and helps you get comfortable with the frankly ridiculo...

You've been working on your trans voice, but you're not sure where to find reliable, free tools to support your practice. Maybe you need help tracking progress, getting feedback on your technique, or understanding what's actually happening when you speak. As a gender-affirming vo...

What if accessing gender-affirming care, whether that's top surgery, voice feminization training, or a chest binder, didn't require years of saving money? For over 30,000 trans and gender-diverse people, Point of Pride has made this a reality. In the first episode of Speaking Fre...

Have you ever noticed that your voice sounds different when you switch languages? Maybe you're higher in Spanish, deeper in English, or your whole vibe shifts when you code-switch. And now you're thinking: "Wait, if I'm training a new voice for gender affirmation, do I have to do...

You're working on masculinizing your voice—lowering your pitch, darkening your resonance, maybe flattening your expression a bit—when suddenly you realize something troubling: to keep this up, you have to avoid being expressive entirely. But that doesn't feel right because you're...

Have you been told a million times that "resonance is THE thing you need to master to change your voice," but when you try to practice it, you honestly can't tell if you're changing your resonance or just changing your pitch? If your brain feels like it's short-circuiting every t...