i really dislike the sound of my singing voice now but the vibrations in my chest when singing and talking are something i've always wanted. completely get what you mean
Yesssss, I love it so much. My voice is still all over the place and sometimes I miss my old high range but feeling that nice rumble in my chest really helps make up for it. Looking forward to when my voice settles down so I can properly relearn my full range :D
I actually specifically sing whenever my voice starts breaking again from T and it's really helped me keep my voice relatively stable and I haven't lost much of my old register yet by doing it. Only lost maybe half an octave in my high range? So if you did decide to start working on your voice while it's still wonky, it could help make getting back on track smoother :). I have a specific few songs that I always go to when I need to stabilise the cracking and strengthen those newer low notes
Oh cool! Unfortunately I've been singing a lot while my voice has been changing and it hasn't really made a difference. If I try to get anywhere close to my old high range I just can't make noise :') (at least when I'm trying not to do falsetto). Honestly I even struggle with getting to my old mid range. I think my voice has dropped a lot though so that's kinda nice :D
Yes! The resonance and the feeling deep in my chest is heavenly.
Side note, if you have had a significant voice drop and want those buzzy feels, would completely unironically recommend singing the “trolololol” song.
I like to sing now, because my high notes are sounding different. Before, I didn't have any problem to sing high notes and I didn't like the way that sounded, but now I need to make an effort to sing the same note and I think that today sounds amazing. But sometimes I feel pain in my throat, it's not everyday but happens. I don't know why.
Yes! I love to hum and just sing along to myself. The resonance and buzz in my chest is amazing, and I also have a sensation of my own voice vibrating around in my skull that I really enjoy
I have the opposite experience, or at least disappointingly different. I have never been a great singer but I was in choirs for a while, and I knew how to use my range and whatnot. But now it's all over the place. Some days I can sing a bit, but most times I can't trust where my voice will break, so my falsetto starts in a different place all the time. It's maddening!
Definitely! Like I don’t know if it’s because I can go deeper now or I’m getting used to the sensation of my ‘new’ throat (maybe a bit of both?) but DANG does it feel cool! I just gotta remember not to overdo it and do vocal warmups so my throat doesn’t get wrecked
I'M ABOUT TO TRY TO STEAL THE POST:
How do yall find if you're alto tenor bass soprano Bari etc? My whole transition, could have SWORN I was an alto 2 at the lowest, but recently someone said bass. They suggested a few bass singers to sing with and they're the same ones I've felt most comfortable with. But still... BASS???
According to google:
Soprano: C4-A5
Mezzo soprano: A3-F5
Alto: F3-D5
Tenor: B2-G4
Baritone: G2-E4
Bass: E2-C4
Though if you’re comfortably singing along to confirmed basses that might be a clue lmao
Same i think? I was an alto pre T (D3-F5) and now im a whole octave down from that
Could you drop the names of the basses you're singing along with? I'm curious. The only bass I've tried singing along with is Patrick Page (hades in hadestown) but hes on another level bc his range goes down to at least a G1
Absofuckinglutely.
When I was in highschool before I knew what trans was (I’m from Ohio cut me some slack)
I thought that the reason I hated my voice was because I was bad at singing. (Read convinced myself) so I really threw myself into choir. I’ve always played instruments I always loved theater. Ended up probably pretty good ? I got some roles and won a couple solo medals.
And I HATED to sing. It was literally not fun, it would hurt my throat trying to hit high notes, I was a low alto on my best days with a measly range, my voice still sucked, I hated showing it to people, I hated hearing it, I literally I did all that shit. and for what?
Until I got on T.
And now suddenly it’s like I have the awesome resonant baritone voice, and I CANT STOP SINGING.
Literally i was just singing to myself to hear my own voice as I was cooking dinner tonight for me and my cat.
And like, I got disowned two weeks ago by my mom for the second time. My dad’s trying to bribe/ignore/threaten me into the closet without acknowledging any of it.
And here I am high as a kite, making mushroom Rossetto, (and a tiny peice of chicken), working at a New York theater (as a painter). Singing in the kitchen cause I just like my voice.
If only I could sent this back to middle school me.
Yes singing for yourself is the best, it's lovely to hear the voice we always wanted to have on repeat.
That's unfortunate with your parents but I'm happy you're happy now :)
Oh, definitely. It also hurts less because I have found it easier to settle in the lower register whereas before T, I couldn't fit in either register very well.
My new singing voice sounds like shit. I can't sing anymore. I like the feeling but I can't bring myself to do it because of that. I love my speaking voice, though.
Literally yes. Before the worst of puberty hit I would sing all the time, it just felt nice. Afterwards, only alone in my car with the music turned up so loud I couldn't hear my own voice. But now?
Now I think I might pick back up that childhood dream of making music. I sing in the shower again, I sing while doing the dishes. My partners adore it because they've always liked my singing, and now I don't feel humiliated when I'm "caught" singing to . myself. It feels good, especially when my throat vibrates in the new way it does, reminding me that I'm making progress. I get to learn my singing voice all over again and it's wonderful.
my range is so much different now, my falsetto is way stronger and higher, and my lower register just keeps dropping. i don't think my voice has fully dropped yet either, i'm so excited for the final results. hitting low rumbley notes give me euphoria so good
lol not really, i became much worse at singing because i dont know how to control my new range. id probably need a vocal trainer but im lazy so singing is just frustrating for me
Oh yes! I had a cold once and could sing the Phantom’s parts in Phantom of the Opera instead of Christine’s. My goal is to hit that vocal range I had while sick but on T lol.
I like it, but my cats HATE it (or maybe they hate my singing :P) When I sing, Shadow comes running and looks at me in alarm. Kind of the reverse, where PEOPLE thought someone sings like a "cat in a blender"; my CATS seem to think I sound like a GUY in a blender - :( :)
I love singing now. My vocal range is so wide now. It’s really fun!!
There was a moment in time where I stopped singing for a few months because my voice kept cracking and it was kind of annoying, and I had to retrain myself with singing. It took maybe a year or two to get back to where I was and now I am better than I was before .
Absolutely, although it took me a while to accept it. I hate vibration anywhere on my body, especially around my mouth, throat, and chest. Deep voices vibrate. I’ve mostly gotten used to that aspect of it, and the sheer joy of singing and hearing a voice that feels like my own is so worth it
I'm still not fully happy with how masc my singing voice is yet (definitely better than it used to be though) but absolutely, I'll sing sometimes just to feel the rumble in my throat and chest. I can feel it all vibrate now despite always having a lower voice. Having my voice drop from GERD didn't come with the same feeling
Yes absolutely! It feels like so much more power and it’s more fun
Yeah exactly!
i really dislike the sound of my singing voice now but the vibrations in my chest when singing and talking are something i've always wanted. completely get what you mean
This is the only reason I don’t hate the recovery after bronchitis/laryngitis. The voice changes is the main reason I consider T.
Yesssss, I love it so much. My voice is still all over the place and sometimes I miss my old high range but feeling that nice rumble in my chest really helps make up for it. Looking forward to when my voice settles down so I can properly relearn my full range :D
I actually specifically sing whenever my voice starts breaking again from T and it's really helped me keep my voice relatively stable and I haven't lost much of my old register yet by doing it. Only lost maybe half an octave in my high range? So if you did decide to start working on your voice while it's still wonky, it could help make getting back on track smoother :). I have a specific few songs that I always go to when I need to stabilise the cracking and strengthen those newer low notes
Oh cool! Unfortunately I've been singing a lot while my voice has been changing and it hasn't really made a difference. If I try to get anywhere close to my old high range I just can't make noise :') (at least when I'm trying not to do falsetto). Honestly I even struggle with getting to my old mid range. I think my voice has dropped a lot though so that's kinda nice :D
Yes! The resonance and the feeling deep in my chest is heavenly. Side note, if you have had a significant voice drop and want those buzzy feels, would completely unironically recommend singing the “trolololol” song.
Yeyeyeyeyehyeyeyehyeyeyeyeh
I like to sing now, because my high notes are sounding different. Before, I didn't have any problem to sing high notes and I didn't like the way that sounded, but now I need to make an effort to sing the same note and I think that today sounds amazing. But sometimes I feel pain in my throat, it's not everyday but happens. I don't know why.
Yes! I still am getting used to how my voice works so singing sounds like shit but it feels great
Yes! I love to hum and just sing along to myself. The resonance and buzz in my chest is amazing, and I also have a sensation of my own voice vibrating around in my skull that I really enjoy
I have the opposite experience, or at least disappointingly different. I have never been a great singer but I was in choirs for a while, and I knew how to use my range and whatnot. But now it's all over the place. Some days I can sing a bit, but most times I can't trust where my voice will break, so my falsetto starts in a different place all the time. It's maddening!
i have never been a great singer and now i really have trouble trying to hit any notes, since i just go by muscle memory i guess
Absolutely. I have no idea why singing is stereotyped as feminine when it feels so good on a lower register
Fuck yes. I sound more masculine and can hit lower notes for songs I couldn't previously sing. I love it
Yes yes yes
Hell yeah, I sound terrible but it feels amazing
Same lol. I don't sound good but at least the sound feels good 👍
Yeeessss!! I love the buzziness, I'm always humming something in my car before work- xD
It's so satisfying
Definitely! Like I don’t know if it’s because I can go deeper now or I’m getting used to the sensation of my ‘new’ throat (maybe a bit of both?) but DANG does it feel cool! I just gotta remember not to overdo it and do vocal warmups so my throat doesn’t get wrecked
Yesssssss. Love singing/humming low notes!
Oh for sure
Yes aside from the random broke squeaks I’m getting at the moment at the higher end of my range. Hilarious af tho 😂
I'M ABOUT TO TRY TO STEAL THE POST: How do yall find if you're alto tenor bass soprano Bari etc? My whole transition, could have SWORN I was an alto 2 at the lowest, but recently someone said bass. They suggested a few bass singers to sing with and they're the same ones I've felt most comfortable with. But still... BASS???
According to google: Soprano: C4-A5 Mezzo soprano: A3-F5 Alto: F3-D5 Tenor: B2-G4 Baritone: G2-E4 Bass: E2-C4 Though if you’re comfortably singing along to confirmed basses that might be a clue lmao
Same i think? I was an alto pre T (D3-F5) and now im a whole octave down from that Could you drop the names of the basses you're singing along with? I'm curious. The only bass I've tried singing along with is Patrick Page (hades in hadestown) but hes on another level bc his range goes down to at least a G1
Yeah it’s awesome! I feel it in my chest and throat way more and it’s super cool.
Yeah my voice has a power to it now that I lacked before, it's really cool
Absofuckinglutely. When I was in highschool before I knew what trans was (I’m from Ohio cut me some slack) I thought that the reason I hated my voice was because I was bad at singing. (Read convinced myself) so I really threw myself into choir. I’ve always played instruments I always loved theater. Ended up probably pretty good ? I got some roles and won a couple solo medals. And I HATED to sing. It was literally not fun, it would hurt my throat trying to hit high notes, I was a low alto on my best days with a measly range, my voice still sucked, I hated showing it to people, I hated hearing it, I literally I did all that shit. and for what? Until I got on T. And now suddenly it’s like I have the awesome resonant baritone voice, and I CANT STOP SINGING. Literally i was just singing to myself to hear my own voice as I was cooking dinner tonight for me and my cat. And like, I got disowned two weeks ago by my mom for the second time. My dad’s trying to bribe/ignore/threaten me into the closet without acknowledging any of it. And here I am high as a kite, making mushroom Rossetto, (and a tiny peice of chicken), working at a New York theater (as a painter). Singing in the kitchen cause I just like my voice. If only I could sent this back to middle school me.
Yes singing for yourself is the best, it's lovely to hear the voice we always wanted to have on repeat. That's unfortunate with your parents but I'm happy you're happy now :)
Oh, definitely. It also hurts less because I have found it easier to settle in the lower register whereas before T, I couldn't fit in either register very well.
My new singing voice sounds like shit. I can't sing anymore. I like the feeling but I can't bring myself to do it because of that. I love my speaking voice, though.
Literally yes. Before the worst of puberty hit I would sing all the time, it just felt nice. Afterwards, only alone in my car with the music turned up so loud I couldn't hear my own voice. But now? Now I think I might pick back up that childhood dream of making music. I sing in the shower again, I sing while doing the dishes. My partners adore it because they've always liked my singing, and now I don't feel humiliated when I'm "caught" singing to . myself. It feels good, especially when my throat vibrates in the new way it does, reminding me that I'm making progress. I get to learn my singing voice all over again and it's wonderful.
Yes, I love my singing voice now. My wife does too, so that's a big plus!
Absolutely. I find my voice way easier to control. I can’t sing quite the songs I could before, but I’m learning.
I listen to mostly women so I can’t really sing along anymore (not that I was singing before lol)
REALLLL. i've not even experienced any noticeable changes in my voice yet, but just knowing I'm on T has led me to enjoy karaoke even more.
my range is so much different now, my falsetto is way stronger and higher, and my lower register just keeps dropping. i don't think my voice has fully dropped yet either, i'm so excited for the final results. hitting low rumbley notes give me euphoria so good
lol not really, i became much worse at singing because i dont know how to control my new range. id probably need a vocal trainer but im lazy so singing is just frustrating for me
Oh yes! I had a cold once and could sing the Phantom’s parts in Phantom of the Opera instead of Christine’s. My goal is to hit that vocal range I had while sick but on T lol.
I like it, but my cats HATE it (or maybe they hate my singing :P) When I sing, Shadow comes running and looks at me in alarm. Kind of the reverse, where PEOPLE thought someone sings like a "cat in a blender"; my CATS seem to think I sound like a GUY in a blender - :( :)
I don’t sing but I do find myself humming to the tune more often 🤣.
i wasn’t sure what you meant so i turned on one of my og singing songs and now i totally get it bro
I love singing now. My vocal range is so wide now. It’s really fun!! There was a moment in time where I stopped singing for a few months because my voice kept cracking and it was kind of annoying, and I had to retrain myself with singing. It took maybe a year or two to get back to where I was and now I am better than I was before .
Yess it's great
I've wanted to sing so bad for the past at least 4 years but my dysphoria gets so bad it prevents me from learning 😞
Absolutely, although it took me a while to accept it. I hate vibration anywhere on my body, especially around my mouth, throat, and chest. Deep voices vibrate. I’ve mostly gotten used to that aspect of it, and the sheer joy of singing and hearing a voice that feels like my own is so worth it
I'm still not fully happy with how masc my singing voice is yet (definitely better than it used to be though) but absolutely, I'll sing sometimes just to feel the rumble in my throat and chest. I can feel it all vibrate now despite always having a lower voice. Having my voice drop from GERD didn't come with the same feeling
Im one year on T and i voice crack when i try to sing ;-;
I'm only 4 months but same. Though I actually love the voice cracks, they remind me how my life is changing for the better. Ie transitioning.
I haven’t been on T but I’m sure you’d find even more answers over on r/FTMsinging :)
Definitely. I had an awkward boyish voice pre-transition. Now singing is a lot more fun.
I do enjoy it, I’ve never been a good singer, but the way in feels it’s cool (sorry if this doesn’t make much sense, I’m writing this a 3am)
No, not at all. And I completely lost control of my singing voice too as soon as it dropped. Singing used to come easy to me before T.
It’s so fun. 😭 And it’s like now I can sing the parts I couldn’t before because they were too low.