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Gender-Affirming Voice 101: Vocal Weight gender-affirming voice 101 nonbinary voice vocal weight voice feminization voice masculinization Sep 04, 2024

Welcome back to Gender-Affirming Voice 101! Today, we’re diving into Part 5 of our series, where we'll explore the concept of vocal weight—also known as vocal fold mass, heaviness and lightness, or thickness and thinness.

Understanding Vocal Weight

Vocal weight refers to the heaviness...

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Unlock a Lighter, Thinner Speaking Voice with This Simple Trick mindful voice feminization vocal weight voice feminization Jul 10, 2024

Hey there, voice adventurers! Renée here, your friendly neighbourhood gender-affirming voice teacher. Today, we're looking at the quality of vocal weight and how to lighten that quality to create a speaking voice that's less buzzy and thick. And yes, it involves a quirky little trick:...

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Use the mixing board to describe your trans voice! mix & match: designing your nonbinary voice nonbinary voice pitch resonance sentence contour vocal weight voice feminization voice masculinization Jun 24, 2024

So you know you have voice dysphoria, but you’re struggling to describe in specific terms what you don’t like about your own voice and what you do like about the voices of others. I’ve got a tool for you!

Last month, I released a new course called Mix & Match: Designing Your...

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Can We Talk Raspyness? nonbinary voice vocal weight voice feminization voice masculinization Apr 12, 2024

So there I was, streaming live on TikTok, engaging with an enthusiastic crowd of students and voice aficionados, when I received a particularly intriguing question that sparked quite a discussion: "How can I make my voice more raspy?"

It's not every day that someone wants to add a bit of gravel...

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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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How to Create a SULTRY Feminine Voice exercise mindful voice feminization vocal weight voice feminization Jan 17, 2024

Hey there, it's Renée, your go-to gender-affirming voice teacher. I recently stumbled upon a fantastic question from one of our community members about trans voice training, and it got me thinking. This Instagram commenter asked:

"Question, I try to do voice training but I don’t...

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