Quote from: Jane's Sweet Refrain on August 07, 2013, 07:22:43 AM
(truncated so that my rhinoceros of a post below takes up as little space as possible)
I have considered it, but I'm truthfully very bashful with my voice because of one quality I can't seem to squelch -- and definitely shy about producing a work for many people. My voice evolves constantly, and seems markedly different to me every 3 months or so. It was passable in a short amount of time, but the quality I'm aiming for seems far away. All the same, I have wanted to help others. Here's a thread I created a while ago to explain some things I've learned, but it is by no means comprehensive or even extensively revised, and I think I come off as a bit of a teenager in it:
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,139458.0.htmlI understand what you mean about Kathe Perez's audio CDs. I had to abandon the first one after 20 minutes because it prattled on about ideas, information, and little about actual voice use. While some people may appreciate that or even find it useful for their learning, it felt irrelevant and distracting for me. I only wanted to learn about mechanics with a sprinkle of satellite information.
Do people ever gender your voice as male? It seems very lithe and feminine to me, and honestly natural for your age; I'm not certain if you were drawing a contrast to your friend, or simply stating that she is never voice-gendered as male despite her low pitch. My score on Praat was 240, which made me want to bring it down a bit due to being 27 (in the link I sent you, I think it's about 230 in the more recent clip). I some times speak lower -- oddly enough, some males tell me they prefer this, and others tell me they like the higher one; I just can't seem to win, and I personally can't decide what I prefer.
Anyway, on a final note, I have offered to Skype with a few people to see what I can help them work on -- though this is not generally something I advertise; only if someone asks me for help first. That seems to be the easiest way, as I can interact with the sounds that they're producing. And I'm always hungry .. obnoxiously.