Renée's Blog

Welcome to the second instalment of Degendering The Voice, also known as BIOLOGICAL ESSENTIALISM MAKES FOOLS OF US ALL! I created this series to help voice teachers like choral directors and private singing instructors create more welcoming teaching environments for trans and nonbinary students....

Trans voice alteration and singing have a lot in common. They're both voice skills that have to be practised regularly in order to build up muscle, endurance, and flexibility. The end goal for a singing practice is usually a performance of some kind, like an open mic or an audition. However, in t...

It's hard to believe that it's only been one year since I launched my first e-course, Trans Vocal Exploration. So much has happened in the past twelve months, and my life and work are so completely different that it feels like a lifetime ago. Last week, I posted a blog post with an overview of e...

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. Caveat...

Last night I had the privilege and pleasure of being a guest on Olivia Flanigan's interview series, Lovely Cup, which takes place on Instagram live. Olivia is also a trans voice teacher and a jazz educated singer just like me! We had a great time talking about how I got into teaching trans voice...

If you missed last week's Instagram live Teaching Trans Voice Q&A session - never fear! You can watch it right here on this page, read the transcript below, or click here to watch it on Instagram.  This live was so special because I had FOUR previous course participants join me to talk about the...

I've said it before and I'll say it again! One of my favourite things about teaching voice feminization, voice masculinization, and trans voice alteration in general, is that there is actually a finite amount of information to learn and digest. This is extremely good news for trans voice studen...

    This is another long one!! I was pretty proud of myself this month. I hit a lot of my TikTok goals. I put out four tiktoks or more every week (so at least 16 in total). I made some video replies to comments which is something I don't usually do. I experimented with tiktoks that requi...

Hey everyone! With the launch of Trans Vocal Exploration that happened on Wednesday, this has easily been one of the most exciting weeks of my life. I know I've been blogging about this, like, every day for the last two weeks, but I still have some important stuff to share! Today I wanted...

  Those who know, know that at heart I'm an Ottawa stan. Ottawa gets such a bad rap from people in other cities (I'm looking at YOU Montrealers and Torontonians). But, I grew up there and started my freelance music career there and I can't think of a more supportive place to start a business. ...