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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Voice Therapy and Surgery => Topic started by: musicofthenight on August 19, 2013, 12:01:03 AM

Title: music's voice, week by week
Post by: musicofthenight on August 19, 2013, 12:01:03 AM
 ;)

So I gotta admit, I'm something of a geek and hacker at heart. I like to do my homework and put stuff together for myself.  And show my results and progress.


This is about a week in now.  My mixed voice is still really weak - when I can sing "Open Arms" without cracking I'll know I've arrived (a long way off, ;D)  One thing I'm sure of is I'm way too breathy now, but baby steps.

(If anything, I think I sound vaguely early-pubescent.   :-\  Too early for self-criticism, though.)

http://snd.sc/1cSEarg (http://snd.sc/1cSEarg)


My masculine voice has of course seen a lot more practice. 

http://snd.sc/14UTXme (http://snd.sc/14UTXme)

(Also, a cookie for the first person to place my accent.)
Title: Re: music's voice, week by week
Post by: SaveMeJeebus on August 19, 2013, 10:06:31 AM
You do breath quite a lot, and it sounds as if your mouth is dry (or is that your microphone?). A part from those two things, I am surprised you have only been out it for a week, you sound great!
Title: Re: music's voice, week by week
Post by: musicofthenight on August 25, 2013, 11:45:36 PM
Thanks. 

I think my resonance is (slowly) coming together now and I've found a comfortable pitch... but it's going to take a while to get those feminine pitch-patterns burned into my subconscious.  It falls apart after a while.

Can't believe this week went by so fast.

http://snd.sc/1c81Qny (http://snd.sc/1c81Qny)

I should add that the whisper exercise is hard on one's voice.  It's good for feeling what parts make what sounds, but not extended practice.
Title: Re: music's voice, week by week
Post by: SaveMeJeebus on August 26, 2013, 04:22:00 PM
I think your techniques are interesting. Meowing made me chuckle  :laugh:
Title: Re: music's voice, week by week
Post by: musicofthenight on September 05, 2013, 04:23:58 PM
http://snd.sc/1aayKTM

Pretty much content-free, but for the sake of following progress...
Title: Re: music's voice, week by week
Post by: RavenMoon on October 01, 2013, 12:21:48 AM
Quote from: musicofthenight on September 05, 2013, 04:23:58 PM
http://snd.sc/1aayKTM

Pretty much content-free, but for the sake of following progress...

This is the best sounding of the three.  :D

Sounding good.