Melody Maia new vlog 4-1-11.

[Melody Maia]

Hey ladies and gentlemen. Sorry for the long delay since my last vlog, but life has been a roller coaster and I have had all I could handle just holding on. For fun I looked back at my first vlog's and I think my look and voice are more refined now. I hope you all agree! For reference, here is my first one:



I confess that I cringed a bit when I looked at it. Here is the new one:



Let me know what you think!

[annette]

You sound excactly as you look,..... very nice.
Keep on going girl.

Hugs
Annette

[Melody Maia]

Thank you Annette!

[Mindy]

you rock plus your awesome.

[Just Shelly]

Melody, You look and sound great!

I don't have time to listen all the way, will later. I thought I wouldn't notice much of a difference cause your voice sounded well before. WOW! your voice has changed.  What have you been doing to make such a difference?

Thanks for the words of encouragement you have given me in the past. I would do the same but you don't need any encouragement    LOL.

Shelly

[Melody Maia]

@Mindy: Thanks hon, but I don't deserve all that praise. We all do what we can.

@Shelly: Heh, yes, I was a bit shocked myself when I went back to my old videos and listened to my voice. I did listen to some of those youtube voice videos by candiFLA one afternoon and worked on finding a natural girl tone and pitch for my voice and it just clicked. I am also a singer and that seems to have given me good control and flexibility in my voice. I sing as many "girl" songs in the car as I can and it really helps me find the difference in my own voice between female and male resonance and tone. I actually played around the other day at a party switching between the two voices in phrases of the same song. Made me laugh and freaked out my friends. LOL! May have to put that in a video one day.

[Rock_chick]

I'm jealous of your voice mel

[Melody Maia]

I'm jealous of your voice mel

I'm jealous of your, well, just about everything else Helena!

[Janet_Girl]

Mel, you are moving right along girl.    Once you get the paperwork, you will be able to change the name on the D/L and SSA.  Gender is another thing.  Check with your state as to changing the gender.  With the SSA, it will take a letter stating you have had " irreversible genetial surgery".  Which in my case and a few others was a Orchidectomy.

But I hope you get that job, as you.     Just give em hell, Melody.

[Sandy]

Very good post, Mel!

Your voice is so natural.  And you, of course, are quite pretty!  I love your hairstyle.  It looks quite nice on you.

The name change will be quite an accomplishment and is so liberating!  I'm sure you'll be all smiles when it is done.  Let us know how it goes!

-Sandy

[Melody Maia]

@Janet: Thanks hon. If it wasn't for you after seeing my first video, it would have taken me much longer to go full time. You were the first person to put it in my head that I could do it as soon as I did. I owe you a debt of gratitude for that. Florida requires at least an Orchi for gender change and I don't think I will be getting one of those before SRS, so that will have to wait. However, I do need a new passport and the rules have changed for that. I had a friend who was recently able to get her F on that without any sort of surgery.

@Sandy: Making me blush as always! I can't wait for my name change. Six days and counting. I get emotional just thinking about it and what I would like to say in remembrance of him once I lay his name to rest. That day I will also get my new SSN and license if I don't run out of time. Next day is the job interview. Big week! I will certainly let all of you know how it goes.

[JenniL]

Wow Mel, your voice is spectacular. Congratulations on your upcoming name change and good luck in your upcoming job interview.

Jen

[Melody Maia]

Thanks Jen. I think I have finally found my true voice. It just feels right.

[MarinaM]

I'm jealous of your voice mel

It's even better over the phone. She's amazing.

Maia: Talking to you left me briefly dysphoric over my own voice, but then I realized that it doesn't get much of a workout. I think that conversation in itself was a milestone for me

[Melody Maia]

It's even better over the phone. She's amazing.

Maia: Talking to you left me briefly dysphoric over my own voice, but then I realized that it doesn't get much of a workout. I think that conversation in itself was a milestone for me

Thanks for the compliment hon.

Yes, except for very rare occasions, I have been using nothing but girl voice now for 2.5 months. That and just being around other women and talking to them has helped immensely. I didn't realize how much until I compared the two videos. Those candiFLA youtube videos I previously mentioned also helped a lot. Yes, you feel silly at first practicing (I did wait until there was no one in the house at first), but you need to just do it and get over any performance anxiety. You learn by doing.