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Singular they, or he/she she/he, interchangable (no singular he or singular she)
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Post by Sisyphus on Apr 26, 2015 9:01:43 GMT 8
I started practicing hitting ranges I couldn't before, maybe seven years ago. It was hard at first, but then I got it down so that I left a message on my siblings ansering machine and they abolutely couldn't believe it was me. Than I started to get worried I would lose the other side of my range and practiced that. But I stopped for a few years. I am trying again now, but I am too inconsisten.
I would be afraid to show my voice. I'm worried about anything that reveals my AAB. I think that I live in stealth so much, that in these spaces I'm afraid that once people know my AAB that as a non-binary person who isn't trying to transition into the binary opposite, just be the blend that is me, that it will somehow negate being accepted as anything but my AAB. Like "Oh you say you're non-binary, but really, comeon, you're just (Gender AAB) with a few of the opposite tendencies. Just be your AAB gender and accept it."
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2015 14:15:32 GMT 8
I do, but not nearly as much as I used to. It pretty much just comes out at a higher frequency now, but I still modify it a bit. The more you do, the more natural it will eventually become. Soon enough, trying to speak in your old voice will be the challenge.
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Post by ....... on Dec 31, 2015 9:19:05 GMT 8
As an autistic I had problems regulating my voice; I had to think about that since ever while most people do that unconsciously. My voice sometimes came out way too loud or way too faint and naturally people complained about that. The tone of my voice varied involuntarily too. It sometimes was extremely low and in just the other moment it was significantly higher than that. It almost sounded like different people were speaking and I tried to avoid that. The funny thing is, now that I am focussing on speaking in a lower, more masculine tone I am able to keep it quite constant. And I am suddenly appreciating my voice now, at least in some way because I came to realise that it is kind of deep for someone AFAB, during to the fact that I have a different hormone constellation than the ‘average’. I still wish for a deeper voice than that though.
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Post by Mingma on Dec 31, 2015 9:46:35 GMT 8
I like your avatar, Very nice. I have done voice training several times in my life. Way back when I did some community theater I learned to speak and sing from the diaphragm and to project to fill an auditorium. Then later as a part of a management training seminar I studied diction, spoken syntax, and elocution. Finally as I began transition, I spent a few hours with a speech coach trying to understand the meter and rhythm of both female and male ways of putting the spoken word together. It was fun, and it helped me as I struggled to become comfortable with my perception of gender and communication.
Now I sound like me, (Something like the range of Karen Carpenter, but not as pretty) without effort or much conscious thought. It is pretty much always perceived as feminine but more than that is an outward expression of an inward identification. My speech is a way that who I am can be visualized. Distinct from, but an important part of, how I present myself to others and even more importantly relate to myself.
If you want a deeper voice sing scales in your lower register, that will open up your throat and allow the resonance to naturally deepen. Do trills both to warm up and when you're done. Stay hydrated and practice. After a while you'll find the voice and cadence that works for who you are and how you wish to be perceived.
Namaste, Ming
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Post by ....... on Dec 31, 2015 10:41:52 GMT 8
@mingma
Thanks a lot for the advice, I’ll try that. I usually don’t sing and I know that I am certainly not good at it, so this will be somewhat new to me.
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