Hi Tiffany
Don't worry too much girl, of course you are making progress, it's only not in a very fast way.
Just safe your recording and compare it with a recording in a few month's, you'll see, there is some progress.
But....it takes a long time, for most of us it can't be quick enough, we've lost so many years, so we want a fast result.
Most people try to raise the pitch but that will sound very unnatural, try to keep the pitch in a way you still sound natural.
Maybe it's not quite female than but that will come.
Try to say the E and/or I till you reach the right tone, than you're talking with head voice.
When you reach that point, you can try other words with that tone, do it step by step.
When it comes to voices there is only one magical word, practice, as much as you can.
The recording will always dissapoint you, when I hear myself back I want to lock myself in a closet and never see the world again, but nobody
seems to notice something strange about my voice, only me, because I know it's me who is talking.
Actually, my voice isn't that beautifull sound I was hoping for but quite passable.
Maybe that's the best I can get, nobody will siréd even not on the phone but somehow I think I can do better.
I do lectures for classes with nurses, so I speak for a lot of people, nobody ever made a comment.
Once there was a recording to see of there can be something improved about my lessons.
With some professionals I heard it back, everybody was satisfied about it, but I only heard myself and thought OMG, this sounds like crap.
Maybe we are too focussed about it and do we hear things that others don't hear.
The only thing I want to say about this is, keep practicing and maybe we're not quite satisfacted with what we hear but it's good enough for others.
Don't push yourself too hard sweety, just do your exercises and give it time.
Good luck and keep faith.
hugs
Annette
