So, what does it mean to be transgender? The word transgender is a term that has been widely adopted to describe a person who’s gender identity, gender expression, or behavior does not adhere to what is culturally accepted or commonly associated with the Read more…
Voice masculinization is one of the most important components to individuals who are going through ftm transition. The voice is a powerful signifier of gender, and successful transformation can be the key to affirming gender identity. For some trans men, Read more…
How Do You Make Your Voice Sound More Feminine? Claire from the Seattle Voice Lab covers the larynx site and how it can help feminize your voice! It’s all about learning how to bring the larynx to another position! After Read more…
What to look for… For many trans people, transformation of the voice is a crucial element to affirming their inner gender identity. This process sometimes includes vocal surgery, hormone therapy, and most likely voice training. While vocal surgery and hormone Read more…
What are Open Quotients? To understand how open and closed quotients affect trans vocalists, it is first helpful to understand pitch. While singing and speaking the vocal folds will rapidly vibrate open and closed, producing pitch. Open and closed quotients Read more…
The evolution of the voice is an important factor for many trans people. For trans men, vocal change often begins with hormone therapy. The introduction of testosterone will cause a physical change to occur in the vocal folds. However, the Read more…
The larynx is a cartilage structure that contains multiple moving parts and joints, including the vocal folds. It is located inside the neck, and is commonly referred to as the “voice box.” As air passes up through the larynx, the Read more…
What is R1? Within the vocal mechanism, there are different areas where the voice will resonate- or ‘vibrate.’ The term R1 refers to the resonance area containing the laryngeal space (located inside your neck where your voice box is) and Read more…
If you imagine a car on the road, think of the breath as fuel, and the body as the car. The two will work together as a pair, so it’s important to keep the car (body) in working order, and Read more…
The word glottis refers to the vocal folds and the space between them. You can use the terms “vocal folds” and “glottis” interchangeably. We have already discussed this part of the body in our previous article on vocal folds, so Read more…
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