Quote from: Alaia on July 13, 2013, 10:19:14 PM
OMG, can I just say wow!
Jenny, I just read through the whole thread and I'm amazed with how much your voice has improved. I too had listened to many of the examples on Dr. Thomas' site and while some sounded great, the ones that didn't turned me completely off to the idea of getting VFS. Looking at how well you turned out and with the success rates at Yeson, it has certainly changed my mind!
I am curious though, now that you've had time to recover from surgery and are doing vocal exercises, do you find it easier to reach the upper notes in your range? And can you hit them without sounding too falsetto? Right now I top out around a C5 and can go a bit higher (~680 Hz), but it really strains me when I do and sounds squeaky. It would be awesome if VFS made it easier to hit those high notes and make them sound feminine too.
Eh, maybe just wishful thinking on my part.
Thanks and I'm glad it helped out
I've actually been a little worried about the upper upper range for a while- even before I had the surgery with Yeson I maxed out at C5 (that was the absolute highest noise I could make and very quietly). I forgot to test how high I could go prior to my trach shave with Dr O... but I think it's possible that it slightly limited the very very top range of my voice to a C5 even though I had no noticeable symptoms of voice issues at all.
Anyway currently, I top out at exactly the same point. The very highest pitch I can make is 508hz and that is at super low volume and stretching it. At volume I top out at 465hz - A#4. That isn't bad at all for a normal speaking voice, but no can do on the girly shrieks or squeals yet. That is one thing I have been looking forward to most. Because if I can do that, it means I can sing in a female range, too. So far, no change unfortunately. I just emailed Yeson asking Jessie about it. My guess is she's going to say exactly what I already think - either it's been permanently limited from the tracheal shave or my voice will continue to raise up and up as I do the voice exercises and heal more... I am hoping for the latter!
Hey Ella, what is the highest pitch you can make if you don't mind me asking? I am curious if yours is any higher or if it's changed at all from the surgery.
I just remembered! My grandma did a recording of when I was 10 years old singing soprano in a duet with my Mom. This is the highest my voice ever really was, and it stayed that way until I was nearly in highschool (I was a late bloomer
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Also a warning, my grandma's recording device sounds a little distorted so turn the speakers down!
F5's (~700hz) like it's nothing. I reaallly hope to get that back!