Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Male to female transsexual talk (MTF) => Topic started by: Michelle69 on February 26, 2014, 01:45:51 AM Return to Full Version

Title: voice therapy or vocal fold shortening
Post by: Michelle69 on February 26, 2014, 01:45:51 AM
Just wondering if anyone has done vocal fold shortening, and is it effective? The surgery on the vocal cords does not entice me and would rather do voice therapy. This volcal cord shortening sounds interesting though.
Does anyone have any experience with it?

Thanks
Mikaela
Title: Re: voice therapy or vocal fold shortening
Post by: Cosi555 on February 26, 2014, 05:26:54 AM
Hi Mikaela
There is a tonne of info on all things voice therapy and voice surgery in the "voice therapy and surgery" forumn on the Transitioning page (sorry I can't link it for you on my phone).

I'm sure there is a topic or three in there that can help you with your question :-)
Title: Re: voice therapy or vocal fold shortening
Post by: Carlita on February 26, 2014, 05:38:39 AM
I don't think it's a matter of either surgery, or therapy. Even the best surgery will only make you sound like a high-pitched man unless you've also acquitted the patterns, rhythms, resonance, use of pitch as a form of emphasis and word-selection characteristic of female speech. Likewise, many people who have had therapy and whose voices pass as female still choose to have surgery because they find that it makes life a lot easier and more relaxing not to have to concentrate on staying in the female range all the time, because surgery means they have no other range available to them.

I can only say what my vocal coach - who works at the UK's biggest, hospital-based gender clinic - told me, which is, start with training ... then see what you need or want - or is appropriate for you - after that.
Title: Re: voice therapy or vocal fold shortening
Post by: Michelle69 on February 26, 2014, 08:07:06 AM
Thank you for the replies. :)
I will definitely look at the voice section, I guess my brain never registered it while scrolling down.
I had thought about both surgery and therapy at one time then after eliminating surgery from the equation had forgotten that therapy would still be needed if I did surgery.

Again, thank you!
Mikaela