With the transmasc singers on T thing, I know a friend of a friend did a thesis project (I don't remember if it was masters or doctoral) on it. She found that not only is there no reason to avoid practice during the testosterone voice change, continuing practice (being aware of potential added stresses and any changes in vocal production) led to better results with singing ability in the long run. She didn't look into satisfaction with their new voice from a gender perspective, but it stands to reason that increased awareness of what is changing because of continued use could help with knowing what *is* changing due to T and what they would like to work on both in singing and talking.
This video is really great! I think the "tier list" structure for the video worked really well for the explanations of the misconceptions and I've definitely learned so many things! I didn't believe most of these myths, but even in the case of the ones I already knew were false and had some idea of why, I learned a lot from the way that you explained "falsetto", range, countertenor etc. You helped me reframe my understanding of the concepts involved and the details of why the misconceptions are false. Thanks so much Vivienne! 💜
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I needed this video & I needed vivienne. Recentrly I´ve been struggling to sing while feminizing my voice, I hope that all your team could make more videos like this, also talking more about how to sing while changing the sound of my voice.
Thank you for this! It gives me hope - I naturally (pre-T) sang tenor, and I really like those parts and that range. But I've recently been losing the top notes of the tenor range. You give me hope that I just need to learn to use my modified vocal equipment, and may be able to keep that range. It's nice being able to hit bass notes, but I'd rather sing tenor. Do you have any tips or exercises?
I would've put the last point in, "Gonna say no" as it comes down to exercising. Trying something new? Might need some breaks while you work on it. You've already been practicing? You have a better chance not needing a break for a longer period. Like, this isn't the same as doing a multi-hour stream where you're talking the entire time. Some genres focus more on the length than others, but in opera you're usually with tens of other singers and you're singing a song, not like giving a speech or reading a book aloud. Every voice needs a break, but it'll depend on if the muscles are prepared on when that break is necessary
Thank you for this video! I am a medical professional, and I have a education nugget to offer. Physiology is HOW something works. Anatomy is WHAT something is. When you talk about vocal cords being a certain length and how that might affect the voice, for example, that is anatomy, not physiology. Most (all?) of the times you referenced “physiology” in this video should actually have been “anatomy.”
would it be disrespectful to ask for a video about OLD VOICE VS NEW VOICE Before-after effect/compilation? I believe it would be curious to the audience
Very good video! However I would have loved to hear some examples for the terminology, e.g. for the "falsetto-y" description and the suggestions to improve, an auditory demonstration could be really helpful
wait this has to be bs, you cant tell me the structures of your body dont affect how your voice sounds does that mean anyone can have any voice?. Not hating on the idea but that sounds too good to be true
It takes practice but there are many who have the voices they want, and there’s many trans women where you wouldn’t be able to tell. The voice box has muscles, so just like powerlifting or playing a musical instrument, those muscles have to be trained and there’s a lot of hard work to get them to perform at the level the person requires. Keep watching the channel and you’ll see for yourself.
@@kimabrams97, yes! To build off of what you said, I believe there’s a little bit of a semantic disconnect going on. Physiology does impact our voices no different than how the tonewood of a guitar changes the timbre of the guitar (it does so relatively minimally, if you’re not familiar with guitar). It doesn’t dictate the majority of aspects that we associate with the timbre of that instrument, but does impact it in some way. With proper training, our voices can exhibit a very wide range of timbres and different “voices;” I believe the point of the comment is to say that while *most* people assume that voice is static and is DETERMINED by our physiology, the voice is *at worst* only limited in extreme cases in particular areas by our physiology (like no one is hitting a C16), and in most scenarios it will merely present a harder challenge to develop the aspects we are seeking to develop (like how some people have less physical talent but can lift and eat right to train to build their weaker muscle groups). Does that make sense?
she pretty notably says that your physiology does affect your voice, but that human voices are capable of more than most people realize and your physiology matters less than a lot of people think.
yeah. there’s people who can do perfect impressions of celebrities because they just change the ratios of the different ways our voices resonate in our mouth
I had difficulty watching this, because the background music and the amount of effects made it really hard to concentrate on the actual speech. It was very informative, though!
I don't like her charisma. But she does her work. Good video, I suppose. But one doesn's susbscribe just for the main content, but for looking the charismatic person too. Hoping for the true coach come back.
