voice

[AnnaD]

Hey

recently my voice has been starting to sound a lot more male, i used to be able to suppress that but i can't now which literally makes me too dysphoric to speak.

the issue is that it's hard to do voice training because i don't want my parents hearing it, i don't really want them to hear me speak at all because they're un-supportive and try to convince me that i'm not trans, and my dad would keep bringing it up and making puberty jokes, which he does a lot already.

anyone have advice for this? i literally can't even whisper now.

 

thanks.

[Jackie C.]

OK, here are some quick and dirty tricks to get you back in the game so to speak.

 

Head Voice: You need to be speaking up and forward. It takes practice, but all voice training takes practice. Aim for your nose and front teeth.

 

Intoning: Are you familiar with intoning? Think about singing monks. It's basically using your singing voice, high and clear, when you're speaking. There won't be a ton of inflection, but that's OK. The trick here is keeping your voice where you want it when you talk.

 

Breathy: Find a video on youtube with Marilyn Monroe. Listen to how she talks. Add a bit to that to your speaking voice. Heck, add a LOT to your speaking voice if you want. It sounds ridiculous. I sound a little like Jessica Rabbit when I pull out the stops. It helps you find a feminine pitch though.

 

Obviously daily drills would be better, but practicing while you talk isn't all bad. Any practice is good practice.

 

Hugs!

[AnnaD]

5 hours ago, Jackie C. said:

OK, here are some quick and dirty tricks to get you back in the game so to speak.

 

Head Voice: You need to be speaking up and forward. It takes practice, but all voice training takes practice. Aim for your nose and front teeth.

 

Intoning: Are you familiar with intoning? Think about singing monks. It's basically using your singing voice, high and clear, when you're speaking. There won't be a ton of inflection, but that's OK. The trick here is keeping your voice where you want it when you talk.

 

Breathy: Find a video on youtube with Marilyn Monroe. Listen to how she talks. Add a bit to that to your speaking voice. Heck, add a LOT to your speaking voice if you want. It sounds ridiculous. I sound a little like Jessica Rabbit when I pull out the stops. It helps you find a feminine pitch though.

 

Obviously daily drills would be better, but practicing while you talk isn't all bad. Any practice is good practice.

 

Hugs!

ur a lifesaver, tysm

[DragonflyGirl]

There's a really good app called Voice Pitch Analyzer that tells you when your voice is in feminine, masculine or androgynous ranges.

 

I got results by reading aloud to myself to get used to using my voice in the desired pitch and checking with the app every so often to make sure it's holding in the range I want it.

[Elizabeth Star]

6 hours ago, DragonflyGirl said:

There's a really good app called Voice Pitch Analyzer that tells you when your voice is in feminine, masculine or androgynous ranges.

I've using it off and on for the last couple of weeks. I spend a lot of time the phones at work so I use the time to practice upping my pitch. Usually by the end of the day I start getting a little raspy but I think over-all it may be helping. I can more or less keep it in an androgynous range all day.

[Abi]

I will be trying this app out. Thanks for suggesting it @DragonflyGirl. I have had no luck in my attempt at altering my pitch or tone. I bothers me so much.

[Jackie C.]

8 hours ago, ElizabethStar said:

Usually by the end of the day I start getting a little raspy

 

You might be overdoing it (don't break your voice), but a swallow of room-temperature water, a good yawn or a nice, deep sigh helps loosen up your vocal muscles again and help prevent injury.

 

Hugs!

[Jackie C.]

Oh, I should add another exercise you can do quietly is this:

 

Take a swallow of room-temperature water (you'll be able to do it without the water eventually, but for now use water). Stop halfway through when your voice box is high. Hold it as long as you can. You can breathe through your nose while you're doing this, but it takes practice, so don't be discouraged when you can't right away. It helps develop the muscles you need to talk in a female pitch for longer periods of time.

 

Hugs!

[Heather Shay]

The tools I use are the YouTube 6 part feminization series by the VOICE STYLIST and she highly recommends the PITCH app so you train your hear and extend your range through exercises. Her series uses the principles I learned on vocal coaching years ago and in a month my range was higher and I could hit notes in my band I'd never reached before. I use the Pitch Pitch Analyzer as well and one that I like called Voice Tools - because it has a long vocal reading exercise and it analyzes percentage of female and male range - I'm up to about 90-95% F and only 3-5% M consistantly.

 

The most important thing is exercising every day - I do it twice a day and practice whenever I'm doing something like cutting grass, driving someplace, etc.

[AnnaD]

thanks, all! i'll be doing all of this.

[Madison]

Hello all,

i can actually provide some help here. I found a girl on utube that is a voice/music major as well as a trans girl. Her stuff is under "transvoicelessons" and she is spectacular with helping how to approach this in a scientific, reliable manner (IMO). I hope you get the help you are looking for here. Mine has been changing little by little and i understand the sounding to bassy and male for my tastes. However, practice makes perfect as they say and i can attest to this helping so much. I wish you the best.

Madison