choir conflict

[helenr]

Like many others, I have a hard time turning off the female brain at work. heard a nice choir recently- co ed--and in my mind, so would wish I could join the ranks of the sopranos and be with the nicely dressed ladies. But the voice would betray me as well as my appearance. that is a hard component of being transgendered. it takes so much work to develop a more feminine voice-very, very hard to have it truly passable, I believe. wonder what others have tried to make changes in this arena?

[Karen564]

I did nothing, so I cant really be of any help to you, because it just came to me, I think partly because I could always fluctuate my voice from high to low.. & from hard or softly spoken.. It may come from years of singing along with
the music I listen to, imitating various singers & such..
So I am lucky in that way, because I can turn on my female or male voice on & off like flicking a switch, although when I've been using my female voice for too long, it sometimes just wont shut off very easily..

[Teresa Amina]

I was very concerned about my voice initially but find that even though it sounds bad to me it's not a give away. Many women have "odd" voices and it seems I'm close enough to not be a problem.

[marie354]

I had problems with my voice at first, but there are many, many videos on http://youtube.com that have helped me a lot.
Just put 'Female Voice' in the search box.
I can now switch from male to female voice without any effort. It did take a lot of practice, though, but I finally got it.
I started by raising it into a cartoon voice, shifted it a bit to make it sound a bit more feminine, and lowered it down to a comfortable pitch. Then softening it a bit using pitch for emphasis instead of volume. It works for me. I've even been told by others that know that I'm TG that I sound good.

As I say... It takes a lot of practice before you'll get your voice just where you want it.
It probably won't work for everyone, but I'm sure it will for some.

Hope this helps.
~~Sandy~~

[noeleena]

Hi This is a detail for me .i was in some chiors .. so am a ave singer massed one . school days 1200 ... in 58 & 59 . then other small ones .& with out music . now 11 years of living as a woman .. i can still sing . just not way up there just to high . being a base .barratone . yet i dont have any probs with my voice as a woman . so its on ave okay. not that deep base .
...noeleena...

[Diane24]

I'm an organist and choir director for a Congregational Church in upstate NY, plus I also teach elementary school vocal music. I have always been active even as a teen in singing in school groups and church choir. I was a Music Education major in college and sang in several groups plus the College Choir.
So, it has been easy to develop my upper range so that even now I can easily sing the 2nd soprano parts.
If you work at it, you can train your voice to sing and speak in a higher range. It is easier for some people to move their voice into what could be called a falsetto range. It takes practice and dedication, but it can be done. There are several voice training schemes out there for MTF TS folk, check them out. Iv'e never tried them, but have talked with a few who have had success with them.

Diane