A trick I learned if I am not motivated is to work with my internal voice. The voice in my mind. That appears to train the muscle memory without actually having to speak. And when I do speak, that voice comes out
I've been slowly and unconsciously improving my voice over time even though I didn't get "serious" about it until last year. Before I even realized I was transgender I was pitching up my voice. It's a process, but it improves over time. Heck, I even overheard a coworker say they hated my voice at one point but I kept trying. Now, I can go online to chat and nobody misgenders me anymore. "Sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something. " - Jake the Dog (Adventure Time)
This is something that really helped me during my journy with voice alteration. This tip is about managing the stakes during practice. If you blow up the importance of the task up too much, when you start to struggle or fail, it becomes too much to bear which generates negative feedback loops of discouragement. If you shrink the stakes internally, then when you start to struggle or fail (which has to happen to grow), you can continue to chug along and grow. Managing the stakes during gender affirming voice modification is super important as dysphoria can play all sorts of unfair games on how we value things.
I 100% agree, and this is of course a great video, but it's very difficult to reduce the stakes when there is so much dysphoria around one's voice. Personally this causes the exact issues you described. I suppose all any of us can do is try to take a healthier approach.
I think my main problem is more the fact that I am overly paranoid of being caught in the act. (As I live with a group of nine strangers who can hear pretty much everything that goes on in my room.) As a result, I feel like I have to find an isolated place so that I can practice and as a result, I am often put off from it...
Finally started trying to train my voice. Here's what I did: Just treat it like any other voice. I do a lot of voices, both for fun and because career (Because *voice acting is fucking lit*). I also found out that I was *SO GODDAMN PARANOID* I locked my door, triple checked life360 to see where everyone was, etc... And it's not even because my family isn't supportive, cause they are, I guess for a long time I just found it... embarrassing? Which is odd because none of my other voices are "embarrassing" to me.
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I recommend the book Atomic Habits, it focuses on building small processes into your daily life instead of being outcome/goal-driven. Part of it is fitting the process into your existing routines, part of it is identity-based, i.e. “I am a musician, part of being a musician is practicing every day.” I’ve definitely found in music that practice for even 10 mins every day is far better than a marathon session whenever I can find the motivation. Consistency instead of quantity, process instead of goals.
I practice voice everyday while commuting in my car. i have half an hour a day combined to practice. I do it 5 times a week. Its fun! I think i've gotten far since i started for real back in january. I sound very girly now. Its not perfect, but its something! :D
I think most comments below neatly summarize my feelings on voice training and motivation - while it's something I want to do and I feel like I need to do it's hard to start because of outside factors being a major hindrance. Living with family, roommates or strangers can easily put you off, especially if you're not out to them. Same goes for people struggling with mental illness. For me, it's both my parents and my mental health that make voice training feel like a struggle. Despite all that I am glad to have found your channel as it has given me a direction as well as courage and motivation to follow that said direction. I am incredibly thankful to you for the things you do!
The way I practice voice is I just sort of use my voice sometimes when Im alone, like under the shower or when doing stuff around the house. It's not always feminisation (though usually it is), but sometimes i just do whatever because I love using my voice and experimenting with it. I might sing, I might hum, I might try to do an animal sound.. Though it did take a while for me to feel comfortable enough to do that without shame 😅
Trans therapist here - when any of my clients express interest in voice training, I always offer my support by providing resources and insight into the process. And I also stress that voice training is NOT mandatory to transition but should serve their needs, and that it's absolutely fine to begin training for brief moments while they work on building up motivation and confidence.
My issue is mostly having 3 roommates with varying degrees of transphobia. Hence me needing to be closeted as hell, and needing to try to be more covert about any sort of gender affirmation.
Thanks so much for this! Working with answering phones/customer service has given me a place to experiment honestly, and I know I'm doing good when I'm actually called ma'am! But really guys don't be afraid to try new things out with your voice, even if its embarrassing at first it will help you in the long run
My favorite voice exercise has always been to say the things she says immediately after she says them and try to match the sound. Helps with knowledge retention and vocal range!
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when you said make it an excuse not to do other things like omg yes i needed that. usually i procrastinate on my phone but if i voice train while procrastinating im still being productive 🤔
I agree with the message of this 🥰 I do wish you were a little kinder in your wording. Things like “have to” or “this leads to this and it’s unhealthy” do help make people aware, but kinda left me with a sense of guilt. I am “trying” all these affirmations and practices, and I still feel emotionally drained and anxious. Maybe I am just a sensitive bean, and thought more of the message could be put on the “emotional toll” and not the routine. I did like your part about voice training for 30 sec, 1 min, 2 min, any amount of time you can handle. 💜
sorry if this made you feel guilty!! not the intent. this was a clip from a livestream! id love to revisit this topic more in depth in an organized video sometime. it’d be nice to talk more about being patient and kind to the self. it’s something I struggle with but always try to practice. We are all continual and changing. Thanks for your message. :)
@@TransVoiceLessons no worries! You didn’t make me feel guilty, I hope I wasn’t too critical either. Now I know it is a clip too. Plus I struggle with a lot of trauma from people guilting me, so maybe I am just extra sensitive to stuff, no worries at all 💜
Thank you very much! I have been watching your videos for quite some time, and I have found a lot of improvement in my voice. Motivation is not a problem to me, but I am still living with my parents, and it’s very hard for me to practice because they would often criticized me. What I do is I would practice during shower, so that the water would blocking out the sound.
As Cristiano Ronaldo said: “I don’t do this (workout) because I have to, I do it because it’s a part of me.” Thx for this, very insightful! I’ve been thinking of it all wrong!=)
As someone who has only just had their egg crack, I didn't think I would look into this stuff yet because I've never been any good at doing anything with my voice. However after watching one video I've been absolutely hooked and in two days have come so much further than I think I could have in the rest of my life, if not exposed to your content. You are an absolute gem to the community.
I love your videos thank for everything you do. I've been transitioning for 6 months now. What motivates me, is so I don't get any unwanted attention from mean men.
My biggest issue is that I just have so much trouble learning anything without an actual teacher walking me through it. I always doubt myself or if I am confused I have no way of asking a question for clarification and just feel like I'll never really learn or improve.
I read signs aloud as I'm driving to/from work. Feels goofy but there's nobody there to judge me. I have to treat it very casually so I don't lose focus on driving.
I just want to say that what you do is super-important. I'm sure you hear that all the time, but I don't think it can be said enough. I have always wanted to sing with a beautiful, female voice, but always assumed I would be just as likely to attain my dream of riding on a winged unicorn's back. Your videos are a source of hope to me at a time in my life when I feel like I have never experienced that emotion in any meaningful way before. Thank you so much!
I practice while I drive down the road, at home I use lessons, but my job is driving, I drive to work, I drive everywhere, so just practicing as I drive made sense.
You're just brilliant honestly. I'll try and apply this principle to as many things I can from now. I've been guilty of building things up and then failing hard and giving up too often
Thanks for the advice! I like the analogy of checking your phone! I am currently using voice practice as an excuse to procrastinate a project, and it's definitely a lot easier to get myself to do it that way. Maybe I will make progress. Or fail my classes.
I’ve actually been training when I listen to music which is literally all the time but instead of singing saying the words in different ways. It’s helped me find my voice and it’s brief but engaging practice. I’m actually very close to how i wanna sound. I kno if it helped me it could help someone else too. Idk if it’s how u pronounce words when singing but saying the words has rlly helped my voice
Thanks... that's a great tip! I've been putting off any kind of voice training because it felt like a chore. (But I've been wanting to feminize my voice long before I accepted myself as trans, you know for purely fun, cis reasons...)
Practicing in the shower has helped me. I used to sing in the shower (pre-egg cracking) and I try to step into that mindset of just having fun with my voice while I'm there. Plus I shower 94% of days so it's a nice period of time almost always set aside for it.
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Hey Z! Absolutely love your videos and i feel like i've been coming a long way thanks to you. Theres one thing that I struggle with and I just can't seem to perfect it. I was wondering if you could possibly do a video on feminine speech patterns. It wound definitely help a ton, i feel like thats the big key for me.
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While I can't manage to get the stakes low, I do always remind myself that voice alteration is a multi year process. So every time when dysphoria interrupts my practice I can just tell myself I still have plenty of time and quickly get up and get going again.
I honestly came here to learn how to make my voice convincing for my dnd campaign. I am not trans but now I understand all the work that goes into transitioning and holy RIP. I'm honestly impressed.. Kudos
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At me it's like the voices of my past trying to keep me silent In moments of Intensive social anxiety my feeling says "everybody will hear you, will recognize, that you Dont Sound like a girl and will laugh behind your back" And being rejected even more is worse than not Sounding like a girl. Yeah, I've learned to give a little shit and talk girly Sometimes but it feels like I Dont get any progress at this pace
i think my problem is that i'd love to explore voice modification (i'm a trans nb woman but i try to tackle it as just voice modification, bc "voice feminization" seems to put more pressure on myself, i just wanna learn the mechanisms and whatnot) but i have a lot of physical dysphoria along with voice one, so it's like.. why bother, idk, a lot of it is dysmorphia and depression, but it still affects my motivation a lot, to feel like there's really not a point to feminizing my voice if i look like a guy
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I still can't do morning warm-ups when I'm with other people, and my voice is all over the place. I've put about 2 years of work in, I think - in addition to all the false starts over the years - and I have very little idea of how I sound like. I'm pretty sure my casual pitch has actually gone down in the last few months. Ugh.
i'm super glad i found these incredible channel when i did, I'm still getting to grips with being trans and starting voice training gave me an aspect of control over a part of my transition. unfortunately i am English and if im not careful my fem voice slips into a mimicry of your American one XD
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One thing I really like to do for this is to just, when I'm alone, put on some music with vocals and sing those lyrics while switching back and forth between my masculine voice and a softer voice. I've been told that R1 shifting comes a lot more naturally to me than to most people tho, which shouldn't be surprising considering I'm a cis man and still invest practice into recreational "voice feminization" lol
I also like to read random text messages out loud or parrot the sentences from a streamer or youtuber. It's just a great way to get some super casual, noncommittal practice in, without any like half-minute setup to first stabilize a high R1. I basically just jump to what I feel sounds right and then if I don't like it I adjust
I wish i saw this video a year ago. I've been putting it off for so long because I was nervous about how things would go when I started. And then every single time I had psyched myself to start, suddenly something would come up that would mean I wouldn't have the house to myself. Then a week would go by and I'd lose the motivation and have to start over again. I mean even this week I was planning on starting on monday, and now it's wednesday and I'm only just making a start.
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my biggest problem is that even the things that are small feel like an effort to me; I've tried to shrink the scope of the task, but any time I try to _start_ a task, especially if it's something that I haven't done before or haven't done often(or I don't have a knack for it, gifted kid burnout -_-), it feels like I'm trudging through molasses. Most of the time, I can't even be bothered to check my phone... Frick depression, man
I used your guys company and you stood me up and then why I used the contact on your website it went ignored You took money from and hurt a person you reportedly seek to help. These videos in my feed used to make me happy now they just remind me of the time I was scammed out of just shy of 100 dollars
I would love to fix this for you immediately. I went digging for information on this situation and found record that Clover was sick and sent out an email for rescheduling that day. Please check your email from a message from Clover from Jun 23rd. We take what we do very seriously. Alternatively you can email me directly at TransVoiceLessons@gmail.com if you need help rescheduling or resolving this in other ways such as refund. -Z edit: double check the emails you signed up with. it looks like the email you were reaching out through vs the one in the calendar event are different.
I'm on the other side of it, to me it feels like a chore because I care too little, I don't have voice dysphoria a lot and it does feel good when I'm talking in a femme accent when I do end up practicing but generally I don't care enough to get motivated
my voice is naturally really deep and i have this CONSTANT vocal fry i cant get rid of. it doesnt upset me at all, i kind of like having it, but its been making it difficult to make my voice sound feminine. im just not sure if im doing my practice right. ive got a lot of control over my voice and i can do the exercises well but the fem voices are always sooo raspy. again i dont mind the rasp i just hope it means im not doing something wrong
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I think I've made it a small thing that I can do casually, at least sometimes, but now it can be a week and I just remember I haven't done it. Like I'll forget it instead because there is nothing making me do it^^;
i will not parasocially fall in love with zhea, i will not parasocially fall in love with zhea, i will not parasocially fall in love with zhea, i will not parasocially fall in love with zhea, i will not parasocially fall in love with zhea, The music you use for your new intro/outro is fun by the way, i like it a lot :) Is it part of a track that has either been released and I have somehow missed, or unreleased?
My problem is that I have a decently femme voice that I use at work all the time, and now I worry that if I start changing it my co-workers will notice and judge. I'm also not out at work, some people I'm closer with know I'm trans but not everyone does. I do want to make improvements though because I definitely have room to improve.
Hey there Z, this might be a little unrelated to this video but I was wondering what your voice visualizer that you used in the HEARING VOCAL RESONANCE video, as I wanted to try to track my own training and when I play around, and I just have to say thank you so very much for all of lessions, this really is making a difference for me and giving me so much hope as I work on my voice.
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So I start my first lessons with my Speech Therapist, everything is fine he is a cool bean, but i struggle rly hard with the big question in my head "can I make it ?" Cause I think it's hard for me to think/feel about how my voice would/should be sound feminine, so it's literally don't get in my head, i was rly angry few days ago that i was not able to practice a simple task cause i don't remember the voice i should make (how it sounds) He told me that i should try to make something like a rly overacting female Voice or Mickey mouse...and it was just U tone nothing more just to get a feeling what kind of muscles i activate when I do this...i get it somehow I think but it's was so annoying to get there...what i also think sometimes is that i think I practice not enough so the last time I did it was like idk 4 days ago idk rly maybe less but it was just 2 times or 3 But I'm thankful even with high expectations that i stop when my vocal cords say they are done like the last thing i should try is to look how i can move my apple up and down but after few minutes i rly feel something that it could be something like a arching so i stop
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Your videos are amazing, and I've been training a bit with it, lately, so first of all, thank you so so so much for it! Secondly, I was wondering : is it ok to train in English even though I'll speak French in majority? I know different languages already have different placements, so does it matter, or can I practice your techniques and use it whenever? Thanks again for what you do!
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I'm having an issue with my Pitch, when i use my feminine voice my first few words are usually on pitch but the longer I go on the lower it gets. Does anyone have any methods or tips to fix this?
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I wish I could practice more. But what stops me the most is fear of getting caught by my parents (who are firm opposers of LGBTQIA+). It's a long, sad, and complicated story that I won't go into. But it's still no reason to give up! I try to practice every day, even if only a little. I look for alone moments to practice. If they catch me, I tell them I'm having a silly conversation with a friend. And throughout the day I practice "Big Dog Little Dog" exercises, or raising/lowering my larynx with no sounds. Or I Google/UA-cam voice feminization in a private browser. I also write down tips and quotes on Google Drive. And just like you said, I also don't set unrealistic goals or expectations. The result? Well, the circumstances in my life are still far from ideal... but that's no reason to give up. I keep practicing and studying when I can. And I'm actually happier than some would expect. 🏳⚧ ♀
A trick I learned if I am not motivated is to work with my internal voice. The voice in my mind. That appears to train the muscle memory without actually having to speak. And when I do speak, that voice comes out
Love this! Audiation is fundamental!
Yup, i always do this before singing, Learned it from singing.
This is a great tip. Thanks.
I've been slowly and unconsciously improving my voice over time even though I didn't get "serious" about it until last year. Before I even realized I was transgender I was pitching up my voice. It's a process, but it improves over time.
Heck, I even overheard a coworker say they hated my voice at one point but I kept trying. Now, I can go online to chat and nobody misgenders me anymore.
"Sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something. "
- Jake the Dog (Adventure Time)
It's such an insanely true statement
This is something that really helped me during my journy with voice alteration. This tip is about managing the stakes during practice. If you blow up the importance of the task up too much, when you start to struggle or fail, it becomes too much to bear which generates negative feedback loops of discouragement. If you shrink the stakes internally, then when you start to struggle or fail (which has to happen to grow), you can continue to chug along and grow. Managing the stakes during gender affirming voice modification is super important as dysphoria can play all sorts of unfair games on how we value things.
This something we just talked about in my lesson last week! Love the new video format. ❤️ (Also please look for an email from me today)
I 100% agree, and this is of course a great video, but it's very difficult to reduce the stakes when there is so much dysphoria around one's voice. Personally this causes the exact issues you described. I suppose all any of us can do is try to take a healthier approach.
I'm mad, I don't know what to do??? It's been years since I first saw your videos, it's not helpful..
Just landed here! Am I cute, yes?🥰
I think my main problem is more the fact that I am overly paranoid of being caught in the act. (As I live with a group of nine strangers who can hear pretty much everything that goes on in my room.) As a result, I feel like I have to find an isolated place so that I can practice and as a result, I am often put off from it...
Same thing for me. My workplace is an option but there's still risk
One solution I found is to also practice different voices (Mario, Joker, pikachu for example) xD
Like I'm practicing voice acting in general
@@kyubeycoobie3568 Ooh that's smart! Thank you :D
@@kyubeycoobie3568 Actually yeah! That does sound like a really good idea!!!
I practiced in my car to get away from my roommates.
Finally started trying to train my voice. Here's what I did:
Just treat it like any other voice. I do a lot of voices, both for fun and because career (Because *voice acting is fucking lit*).
I also found out that I was *SO GODDAMN PARANOID*
I locked my door, triple checked life360 to see where everyone was, etc... And it's not even because my family isn't supportive, cause they are, I guess for a long time I just found it... embarrassing? Which is odd because none of my other voices are "embarrassing" to me.
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I recommend the book Atomic Habits, it focuses on building small processes into your daily life instead of being outcome/goal-driven. Part of it is fitting the process into your existing routines, part of it is identity-based, i.e. “I am a musician, part of being a musician is practicing every day.” I’ve definitely found in music that practice for even 10 mins every day is far better than a marathon session whenever I can find the motivation. Consistency instead of quantity, process instead of goals.
Make it Easy moment, but it's mental
I practice voice everyday while commuting in my car. i have half an hour a day combined to practice. I do it 5 times a week. Its fun! I think i've gotten far since i started for real back in january. I sound very girly now. Its not perfect, but its something! :D
This felt directed at me because I genuinely told myself “if I can’t get my voice to pass, i just won’t transition.” 💀 Talk about high stakes
I think most comments below neatly summarize my feelings on voice training and motivation - while it's something I want to do and I feel like I need to do it's hard to start because of outside factors being a major hindrance. Living with family, roommates or strangers can easily put you off, especially if you're not out to them. Same goes for people struggling with mental illness. For me, it's both my parents and my mental health that make voice training feel like a struggle. Despite all that I am glad to have found your channel as it has given me a direction as well as courage and motivation to follow that said direction. I am incredibly thankful to you for the things you do!
The way I practice voice is I just sort of use my voice sometimes when Im alone, like under the shower or when doing stuff around the house. It's not always feminisation (though usually it is), but sometimes i just do whatever because I love using my voice and experimenting with it. I might sing, I might hum, I might try to do an animal sound.. Though it did take a while for me to feel comfortable enough to do that without shame 😅
Trans therapist here - when any of my clients express interest in voice training, I always offer my support by providing resources and insight into the process. And I also stress that voice training is NOT mandatory to transition but should serve their needs, and that it's absolutely fine to begin training for brief moments while they work on building up motivation and confidence.
My issue is mostly having 3 roommates with varying degrees of transphobia. Hence me needing to be closeted as hell, and needing to try to be more covert about any sort of gender affirmation.
Thanks so much for this! Working with answering phones/customer service has given me a place to experiment honestly, and I know I'm doing good when I'm actually called ma'am! But really guys don't be afraid to try new things out with your voice, even if its embarrassing at first it will help you in the long run
My favorite voice exercise has always been to say the things she says immediately after she says them and try to match the sound. Helps with knowledge retention and vocal range!
Are you me?
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when you said make it an excuse not to do other things like omg yes i needed that. usually i procrastinate on my phone but if i voice train while procrastinating im still being productive 🤔
I agree with the message of this 🥰 I do wish you were a little kinder in your wording. Things like “have to” or “this leads to this and it’s unhealthy” do help make people aware, but kinda left me with a sense of guilt. I am “trying” all these affirmations and practices, and I still feel emotionally drained and anxious. Maybe I am just a sensitive bean, and thought more of the message could be put on the “emotional toll” and not the routine. I did like your part about voice training for 30 sec, 1 min, 2 min, any amount of time you can handle. 💜
sorry if this made you feel guilty!! not the intent. this was a clip from a livestream! id love to revisit this topic more in depth in an organized video sometime. it’d be nice to talk more about being patient and kind to the self. it’s something I struggle with but always try to practice. We are all continual and changing. Thanks for your message. :)
@@TransVoiceLessons no worries! You didn’t make me feel guilty, I hope I wasn’t too critical either. Now I know it is a clip too. Plus I struggle with a lot of trauma from people guilting me, so maybe I am just extra sensitive to stuff, no worries at all 💜
Thank you very much! I have been watching your videos for quite some time, and I have found a lot of improvement in my voice. Motivation is not a problem to me, but I am still living with my parents, and it’s very hard for me to practice because they would often criticized me. What I do is I would practice during shower, so that the water would blocking out the sound.
As Cristiano Ronaldo said: “I don’t do this (workout) because I have to, I do it because it’s a part of me.”
Thx for this, very insightful! I’ve been thinking of it all wrong!=)
As someone who has only just had their egg crack, I didn't think I would look into this stuff yet because I've never been any good at doing anything with my voice. However after watching one video I've been absolutely hooked and in two days have come so much further than I think I could have in the rest of my life, if not exposed to your content. You are an absolute gem to the community.
omg i loved the little animated parts a lot, great video as always!
edit: just noticed the new outro, absolutely amazing
I love your videos thank for everything you do. I've been transitioning for 6 months now. What motivates me, is so I don't get any unwanted attention from mean men.
My biggest issue is that I just have so much trouble learning anything without an actual teacher walking me through it. I always doubt myself or if I am confused I have no way of asking a question for clarification and just feel like I'll never really learn or improve.
I read signs aloud as I'm driving to/from work. Feels goofy but there's nobody there to judge me. I have to treat it very casually so I don't lose focus on driving.
Great video! The animations are a great touch, and if you have little animations like that in every video I think you will gain more viewers.
I love the little animation Zee! Added a lot of flavor to the video
I just want to say that what you do is super-important. I'm sure you hear that all the time, but I don't think it can be said enough. I have always wanted to sing with a beautiful, female voice, but always assumed I would be just as likely to attain my dream of riding on a winged unicorn's back. Your videos are a source of hope to me at a time in my life when I feel like I have never experienced that emotion in any meaningful way before. Thank you so much!
I practice while I drive down the road, at home I use lessons, but my job is driving, I drive to work, I drive everywhere, so just practicing as I drive made sense.
You're just brilliant honestly. I'll try and apply this principle to as many things I can from now. I've been guilty of building things up and then failing hard and giving up too often
Excellent advice! A goal should take less then a minute to accomplish to keep yourself motivated. Set yourself up for success.
Thanks for motivating all of us ❤️
Thanks for the advice! I like the analogy of checking your phone! I am currently using voice practice as an excuse to procrastinate a project, and it's definitely a lot easier to get myself to do it that way. Maybe I will make progress. Or fail my classes.
I’ve actually been training when I listen to music which is literally all the time but instead of singing saying the words in different ways. It’s helped me find my voice and it’s brief but engaging practice. I’m actually very close to how i wanna sound. I kno if it helped me it could help someone else too. Idk if it’s how u pronounce words when singing but saying the words has rlly helped my voice
I've had "start TVL routine" on a post-it note since January. This video was a very loud wakeup call for me.
Thanks... that's a great tip! I've been putting off any kind of voice training because it felt like a chore. (But I've been wanting to feminize my voice long before I accepted myself as trans, you know for purely fun, cis reasons...)
Practicing in the shower has helped me. I used to sing in the shower (pre-egg cracking) and I try to step into that mindset of just having fun with my voice while I'm there. Plus I shower 94% of days so it's a nice period of time almost always set aside for it.
I'm newly transition and finding your videos has given me hope about my voice
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I just want to do it. Does not even feel like a task, but I'm never alone in the house and I just can not :/
Hey Z! Absolutely love your videos and i feel like i've been coming a long way thanks to you. Theres one thing that I struggle with and I just can't seem to perfect it. I was wondering if you could possibly do a video on feminine speech patterns. It wound definitely help a ton, i feel like thats the big key for me.
This is good advice no matter what someone is doing.
i thought this was going to be motivational but now i feel bed for trying to get motivated ;-;
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LOVE it, going to use this tip all week long, thank you.
While I can't manage to get the stakes low, I do always remind myself that voice alteration is a multi year process. So every time when dysphoria interrupts my practice I can just tell myself I still have plenty of time and quickly get up and get going again.
I honestly came here to learn how to make my voice convincing for my dnd campaign. I am not trans but now I understand all the work that goes into transitioning and holy RIP. I'm honestly impressed..
Kudos
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Another awesome video Z! I'm working on my voice and this is a great tip to properly practice. Thanks again.
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At me it's like the voices of my past trying to keep me silent
In moments of Intensive social anxiety my feeling says "everybody will hear you, will recognize, that you Dont Sound like a girl and will laugh behind your back"
And being rejected even more is worse than not Sounding like a girl. Yeah, I've learned to give a little shit and talk girly Sometimes but it feels like I Dont get any progress at this pace
I needed this. Perfect timing. 👌
Your so amazing I have been having a hard time getting motivation thanks very much
this helps a lot thanks
i think my problem is that i'd love to explore voice modification (i'm a trans nb woman but i try to tackle it as just voice modification, bc "voice feminization" seems to put more pressure on myself, i just wanna learn the mechanisms and whatnot) but i have a lot of physical dysphoria along with voice one, so it's like.. why bother, idk, a lot of it is dysmorphia and depression, but it still affects my motivation a lot, to feel like there's really not a point to feminizing my voice if i look like a guy
thank you for this, i really needed to hear this 💙
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I still can't do morning warm-ups when I'm with other people, and my voice is all over the place. I've put about 2 years of work in, I think - in addition to all the false starts over the years - and I have very little idea of how I sound like. I'm pretty sure my casual pitch has actually gone down in the last few months. Ugh.
I think I am just at the mercy of my ADHD and can't be bothered to deal with it / procrastinate hard ^^
i'm super glad i found these incredible channel when i did, I'm still getting to grips with being trans and starting voice training gave me an aspect of control over a part of my transition. unfortunately i am English and if im not careful my fem voice slips into a mimicry of your American one XD
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Yoyo innit
in love with the new ed
So what I learned is aim for androgynous voice and relax, dip into headvoice for fem. chewing gum helps get the muscle memory down
One thing I really like to do for this is to just, when I'm alone, put on some music with vocals and sing those lyrics while switching back and forth between my masculine voice and a softer voice. I've been told that R1 shifting comes a lot more naturally to me than to most people tho, which shouldn't be surprising considering I'm a cis man and still invest practice into recreational "voice feminization" lol
I also like to read random text messages out loud or parrot the sentences from a streamer or youtuber. It's just a great way to get some super casual, noncommittal practice in, without any like half-minute setup to first stabilize a high R1. I basically just jump to what I feel sounds right and then if I don't like it I adjust
I wish i saw this video a year ago. I've been putting it off for so long because I was nervous about how things would go when I started. And then every single time I had psyched myself to start, suddenly something would come up that would mean I wouldn't have the house to myself. Then a week would go by and I'd lose the motivation and have to start over again. I mean even this week I was planning on starting on monday, and now it's wednesday and I'm only just making a start.
God I needed this
finally, getting to the core of the REAL reason I'm bad at getting my voice right
Ooo! Illustrations! How long have I been gone? These are great.
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my biggest problem is that even the things that are small feel like an effort to me; I've tried to shrink the scope of the task, but any time I try to _start_ a task, especially if it's something that I haven't done before or haven't done often(or I don't have a knack for it, gifted kid burnout -_-), it feels like I'm trudging through molasses. Most of the time, I can't even be bothered to check my phone... Frick depression, man
I used your guys company and you stood me up and then why I used the contact on your website it went ignored
You took money from and hurt a person you reportedly seek to help.
These videos in my feed used to make me happy now they just remind me of the time I was scammed out of just shy of 100 dollars
I would love to fix this for you immediately. I went digging for information on this situation and found record that Clover was sick and sent out an email for rescheduling that day. Please check your email from a message from Clover from Jun 23rd. We take what we do very seriously. Alternatively you can email me directly at TransVoiceLessons@gmail.com if you need help rescheduling or resolving this in other ways such as refund.
-Z
edit: double check the emails you signed up with. it looks like the email you were reaching out through vs the one in the calendar event are different.
love the drawings
All of your videos are needed but this one especially...
Now I just gotta lose the accent I picked up learning off of these videos lol
Try to voice train without bursting into tears from dysphoria challenge (impossible difficulty I 100% fail)
I'm on the other side of it, to me it feels like a chore because I care too little, I don't have voice dysphoria a lot and it does feel good when I'm talking in a femme accent when I do end up practicing but generally I don't care enough to get motivated
Just landed here! Am I cute, yes?🥰
"feeling defeted" ... yup that's me and why I don't practice as much as I should ... and I have no idea how to beat it
my voice is naturally really deep and i have this CONSTANT vocal fry i cant get rid of. it doesnt upset me at all, i kind of like having it, but its been making it difficult to make my voice sound feminine. im just not sure if im doing my practice right. ive got a lot of control over my voice and i can do the exercises well but the fem voices are always sooo raspy. again i dont mind the rasp i just hope it means im not doing something wrong
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I think I've made it a small thing that I can do casually, at least sometimes, but now it can be a week and I just remember I haven't done it. Like I'll forget it instead because there is nothing making me do it^^;
i will not parasocially fall in love with zhea, i will not parasocially fall in love with zhea, i will not parasocially fall in love with zhea, i will not parasocially fall in love with zhea, i will not parasocially fall in love with zhea,
The music you use for your new intro/outro is fun by the way, i like it a lot :) Is it part of a track that has either been released and I have somehow missed, or unreleased?
yea
My problem is that I have a decently femme voice that I use at work all the time, and now I worry that if I start changing it my co-workers will notice and judge. I'm also not out at work, some people I'm closer with know I'm trans but not everyone does. I do want to make improvements though because I definitely have room to improve.
okay completely unrelated, but I feel like the intro song could use some *PHAT* supersaw chord stax
My problem is that I live with people I'm not out to so I feel like I can't practice in my own room
So, basically find something more urgent to do, so that I procrastinate that with vocal training. Got it.
Hey there Z, this might be a little unrelated to this video but I was wondering what your voice visualizer that you used in the HEARING VOCAL RESONANCE video, as I wanted to try to track my own training and when I play around, and I just have to say thank you so very much for all of lessions, this really is making a difference for me and giving me so much hope as I work on my voice.
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I have to build up motivation to look at my phone too 💀💀. I hate it here
literally everything I do needs me to build motivation no matter how much I enjoy it
I know this isn't related to the video, but i loved that intro music, where was it from?
I think Zhea makes most of the music
So I start my first lessons with my Speech Therapist, everything is fine he is a cool bean, but i struggle rly hard with the big question in my head "can I make it ?" Cause I think it's hard for me to think/feel about how my voice would/should be sound feminine, so it's literally don't get in my head, i was rly angry few days ago that i was not able to practice a simple task cause i don't remember the voice i should make (how it sounds)
He told me that i should try to make something like a rly overacting female Voice or Mickey mouse...and it was just U tone nothing more just to get a feeling what kind of muscles i activate when I do this...i get it somehow I think but it's was so annoying to get there...what i also think sometimes is that i think I practice not enough so the last time I did it was like idk 4 days ago idk rly maybe less but it was just 2 times or 3
But I'm thankful even with high expectations that i stop when my vocal cords say they are done like the last thing i should try is to look how i can move my apple up and down but after few minutes i rly feel something that it could be something like a arching so i stop
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Your videos are amazing, and I've been training a bit with it, lately, so first of all, thank you so so so much for it! Secondly, I was wondering : is it ok to train in English even though I'll speak French in majority? I know different languages already have different placements, so does it matter, or can I practice your techniques and use it whenever? Thanks again for what you do!
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I don't know why this is in my recommended but I feel like the algorithm is trying to tell me something.
Good stuff
UwU
If you want someone to animate for your videos in the future, I'm an animator as would be happy to do it for free
how would someone with a naturally “creaky” voice stop their voice from creaking at the higher areas of their voice?
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Ohhh fancy intro
There are days that have to build up motivation to do anything other than breathing lol xD
Can someone recommend me voice masculinization channels? As in, how to sound more masc pre-T?
I'm having an issue with my Pitch, when i use my feminine voice my first few words are usually on pitch but the longer I go on the lower it gets. Does anyone have any methods or tips to fix this?
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My main problem is I don’t feel like I have a private enough space to practice :(
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What’s the song at the end?
Well shoot, I am that hypothetical person from 2:52 , that's not good is it
I just don't understand. 😟 What am I doing? Exactly. And how do I know I don't soubd like a cartoon robot? I can't trust my partner for that sh*t.
Record yourself speaking and then play back.
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Woowheee!
Im cis but I get misgendered a lot so
I can see your Christmas presents good girl
you were constantly distracting me through those 4 minutes. I don't know english that good. I need to focus!
I tried to learn from this video but something was distracting me
I wish I could practice more. But what stops me the most is fear of getting caught by my parents (who are firm opposers of LGBTQIA+). It's a long, sad, and complicated story that I won't go into. But it's still no reason to give up! I try to practice every day, even if only a little. I look for alone moments to practice. If they catch me, I tell them I'm having a silly conversation with a friend. And throughout the day I practice "Big Dog Little Dog" exercises, or raising/lowering my larynx with no sounds. Or I Google/UA-cam voice feminization in a private browser. I also write down tips and quotes on Google Drive. And just like you said, I also don't set unrealistic goals or expectations.
The result? Well, the circumstances in my life are still far from ideal... but that's no reason to give up. I keep practicing and studying when I can. And I'm actually happier than some would expect.
🏳⚧ ♀