Renée's Blog
Trans voice exercises and resources to help you reach your goals!
Filter content by tag: voice feminization, voice masculinization, nonbinary voice, exercises, motivation, resonance, pitch, weight, sentence contour
In my last video, we were talking about masculinizing or feminizing inflection, and you might be wondering, "How do I practice this?"
I usually advise students to start with sentences that they use all the time like "How do you take your coffee?" or "How did you sleep?" or "Has the dog eaten...
If you're working on modifying your voice to better align with your gender presentation, then you are probably already used to using a tuner to track pitch (how high or how low a voice is). A lot of my students report being frustrated that there isn't a way to track the resonance (how bright or...
If you've been working on your trans voice practice for a little while, maybe you've found a sound you like that you're able to make in short bursts. Maybe you tried the "Big Dog Little Dog" exercise from a few weeks ago and now you're probably wondering, "How do I go from making a sound that I...
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....
One of my dreams came true this week - I was interviewed on Gender Reveal! If you don't already listen to this podcast, you're about to find your new favourite. Host Tuck Woodstock has interviewed scores of incredible trans people and the conversations are always illuminating, interesting, and...
If you have signed up for my online course, Trans Vocal Exploration (or if you follow my writing closely!), then you know that I'm a big believer in cognitive load games.
What are cognitive load games, you may ask?
These are playful methods of practice that slowly increase the difficulty on your...
How can I help you?
Learn How Your Voice Works
This workbook will teach you about the muscles and cartilage that control your voice, which will help you control them better.
Practice Games For Endurance
This workbook will teach you easy games that will help you maintain your target voice for longer.
Voice Warm-Up Videos
Follow along with me as I teach you a secret weapon to help you gain control of your voice.