Hi everyone! So I wanted to ask a specific question about voice, one of the tricker parts of transitioning. At least, it definitly has been for me. I've been trying for quite a while to get a female voice working, but so far I've had no luck, and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I can make my voice pretty high pitched, but it still sounds resoundingly male, even when I try to squeeze it. I've tried the CandiFLA method from Youtube, where I'm supposed to switch over from male falsetto to female falsetto and then softening it, but I can't seem to do it. Whenever I think I have crossed the barrier, so to speak, when I lower the pitch I find I'm back into a male range, with chest vibration and everything. Also, I'm not at all sure what Candi means by 'softening'...?
I was wondering if anyone has any tips and tricks they would be willing to share about how to overcome this, I would really appreciate it. It must be something I'm doing wrong at a basic level...
The only tips I have are to put your voice forward, more towards your teeth. Like go "mmmmm" and really think forwards so it's your teeth vibrating and not your chest.
I need to start by saying im not a voice therapist. I have learned a couple things though.
1. Drink lots of water
2. Place your finger next to your nose. Feel the vibration. Forget pitch just concentrate on bringing your voice forward and up into yiur head.
3. Focus on female inflection. Trail your words up in pitch instead of down.
4. Use your siren. Make your Ng sound.
5. Use your m's. Add vowels. Ma me mi mo mu
Practice!