Resources
All the same resources we use in our sessions!
Find the The Harvard Sentences (English) online here: https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~hgs/audio/harvard.html
Google search them to learn more about their origin and use; or check out this easy to understand description: https://tredynasdays.co.uk/2013/10/harvard-sentences/
Find The Spanish Harvard Sentences online here: https://datashare.ed.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10283/574/Sharvard-ortho.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y
Learn more about their creation and use here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262644368_The_Sharvard_Corpus_A_phonemically-balanced_Spanish_sentence_resource_for_audiology
Steps for the Inhaling and Exhaling patterns paired with the voicing for feminine, masculine, and gender neutral voices. Pair with the straw and water, straw, panting, and Harvard Sentences.
Stories and Passages for practice at the narrative level! Visit https://www.dialectsarchive.com/ and type in Comma Gets A Cure or Rainbow Passage to learn more about either passage's origins, creation, purpose and use. Learn more about Arthur The Rat here: https://dare.wisc.edu/audio/arthur-the-rat/
Google search "jokes for adults" or "jokes for kids" to find more material for practicing feminine, gender neutral, and masculine laugh!
Google search "sarcastic jokes" to find more material for practicing feminine, gender neutral, and masculine sarcasm!
Use these conversational Starbucks and McDonald's scripts to practice prosody in the voice as part of everyday conversations and interactions at the independent and spontaneous levels. Try switching roles with a friend or voice practice partner for extra diversity and perspective taking. This can be useful if you're using your voice quite a bit for work.
Challenge the cognitive load of the brain by trying mad libs for working on voice at the spontaneous, independent level!
Breathing techniques and exercises to improve resonance control and shift resonance placement, courtesy of UWMed and National Jewish.
Confidential Voice Technique is similar to the Whisper Voice Technique used by the community. Follow these steps and see how you like it!
First set of posters compiled and curated by Cassandra Blaque, Vocal Instructor. Please provide artist credit if using for other media/knowledge sharing.
Find more voice and respiration posters and their corresponding videos at: https://www.bluetreepublishing.com/
Video of healthy typical vocal fold phonation. Find more voice and respiration videos at: https://www.bluetreepublishing.com
Wendler Glottoplasty: Ever wondered what pitch elevation (voice feminization) surgery looks like and consists of? Now you can watch!
Reminder: Fundamental Frequency Pitch refers to the source of the sound. Pitch ranges related to gender are useful, to a point but they don't reflect harmonics and formants, which give the voice its fullness, richness, and conversation vibrato. Use the pitch charts as a guide, not the final authority.
Practice log template for tracking daily practice
Additional Vocal Exercises you can do at home
Find the Linklater vocal warm-up steps here: https://itservices.cas.unt.edu/~tomlanovich/VoiceWarmup.htm
Online Pitch Mic Showing Harmonics in Real Time: mictest.com/tuners/pitch-detector/
Online Spectrogram Showing Vocal Behaviors in Real Time:
https://spectrogram.sciencemusic.org/ and https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/spectrogram/
Signs of Phonotrauma Include: Voice Cutting Out, Loss of Vocal Range, Sudden Change of Speaking Pitch, and Increased Effort While Speaking.
BE KIND TO YOUR VOICE: Vocal rest for at least 4 hours after session (no talking, no practice); throat lozenges; water; warm tea; Throat Coat tea. Sleep!
Find community on Discord to practice voice! Join the True Voice Group run by current and former clients of GVSLP and GVC.
Click this open invite: https://discord.gg/n42arNqRRF Invite does not expire!
You can also contact the GVC Discord Server Moderator via email at: discord@gendervoicecenter.org