MTF Voice - Breathy, Weak, too Posh

[LucyEgo]

I've been looking at MTF Voice videos. Im amazed at what some people can achieve.

I've been checking with my voice. While I can get the pitch, I sort of go into a delicate tone, posh, like the queen, breathy and weak. I remember when I was younger. I used to be able to have a great high vocal tone. Then I had a cold and never really recovered my voice. It was like something snapped and I lost my top end but had an awesome lower end.

I wish I could snap it back.

Can anybody relate to this?

Is this relatively normal to begin with? I need to learn how raise the pitch without shaping my voice, not go into a falsetto, and stop breathing through everything.

Is it just a case of keeping talking in the desired pitch by raising the larynx and let everything take care of itself and settle over the months?

I figured I'll try this in my car to and from work.

[lavish staircase]

This is where a speech language pathologist would be happy to help with the different aspects of feminizing your voice. It's definitely more than just pitch, which you may or may not need to raise. I will probably post something similar to this many times over, if for no other reason than I am constantly around SLPs and know how many of them would love to help. Check the ASHA website out to find an SLP.

[lavish staircase]

How terribly American of me to assume to suggest the ASHA website! Between your use of the word "Posh" and mentioning the queen, it would stand to reason that the American Speech Language and Hearing Association may not be able to help you. Fooey on me!

[LucyEgo]

Yes, I am from the other side of the pond. I've tried to find a British MTF accent and I can't find them. They all seem to be American.

Im tempted to see if I can find someone via Skype who might be able to help.

Lucy