How do I get over my fears that my voice wont sound good?

[xXRebeccaXx]

I fear I might end up sounding like one of my friends, her voice is in a VERY high pitch, and sounds like a boys voice imitating a girls voice. Did anyone else feel this way during voice therapy?

[Cindy]

Hi Julia two things,

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I'm practising voice but after a while I stopped worrying. I still practise.

I'm me covers a lot of ground

Cindy

[AbraCadabra]

Yeah I go with Cindy on this one too.

Also I find it has a lot to do with one's "form of the day"?

If I feel very femme/girlie my voice go up and matches my mood, all by it self really.

If on the phone having to negotiate issues, it usually goes down, and same during some serious discussions. Also noticed that to be quite normal with a lot of GGs.

However, on the phone I'm practically 100% "sired" which does not bug me, but not so much anymore. This also happens to my ex, but obviously not as often as to me. Yet her voice is actually always lower then mine!

If in company I don't feel it's a problem because it's one's mannerism and presentation that sets the "stage" --- bar having some baritone voice. Mine is alto and also at my age this is more normal. GG's voices also mostly go lower with age and alto can sound quite attractive. A 60+ year old with a girly peep voice is not necessary so nice, or?
Axelle

[heatherrose]

I have been told that my voice is good and that I sound like Janice Joplin, when I sing.
Whereas before I transitioned, I spoke and sang in a baratone.
I practiced using a Digital Voice Recorder, as I drove down the road.
I would force my voice high as I possibly could without it sounding like a falsetto.
Then I would listen to the play back. With a few months of practise,
I was able to comfortably raise the pitch of my speaking and singing voice.
It hurt my throat while I was "tuning the pipes" but now it hurts
if I try to use the baratone again. Not that I do that in public.