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...

I've got a quick and easy exercise that is quickly becoming my new favourite for controlling the resonance of your voice! It's called Big Dog Little Dog.

As I've said before, resonance is controlled by the size and shape of your vocal tract. If you have a small vocal tract, you get a brighter...

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...

Earlier this week, we talked about raising or lowering pitch. Today, I'm going to give you an exercise for determining your baseline pitch so that you can get a sense of where you need to go when you're raising and lowering it. For this exercise, you're going to need a tuner. There are plenty of...

This will probably not come as much of a surprise to you because I'm a very introspective person, but I love reflexive journaling in both my life and my voice practice. It's something that I encourage my students to do all the time. If you've never tried reflexive journaling, all you have to do...