Hi all,
as always, I'm too late asking my question, as Jennie "officially" retired from this thread. She mentioned somewhere in the conversation that she used to sing back in her male voice days. I'd have liked to ask her whether she attempted singing post-surgery and how that went. I'm considering the procedure, even though I have a passable speaking voice. The reason is I'm a pro musician and very frequently have to sing. And it's an immensely laborious process to sing convincingly in a feminine voice and range when you have male vocal cords. You have to worry about so many things, like at what range to start adding breath to simulate "noting out" in the lower register, between what notes to put the transition and how to balance that, have good cord closure in the midrange and twang like crazy up top to add brilliance. And anything (the remaining major 3rd I can hit) higher than e'' (high midrange for sopranos, top for altos, above the tenor's high C) will result in a scream, anyway. To put it succinctly, it's hard technical work and definitely a killjoy for singing.
It would be so much easier if the cord fundamental were higher. Does anyone here have experience with singing post-op? I sincerely hope Jennie still takes a look at this thread and can answer my question, or anybody else who had the procedure and is musically inclined.
Regards,
Amy