#and he lamented that my alto tone was too rich to be lost from the section

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Thank you so much, everyone, for sharing your experiences! Your last paragraph is my feeling exactly!

I take a lot of pride from my singing voice, and I was worried that losing a high register would make me a worse singer...

Thank you, everyone, for showing me that its not what I lose, but what I gain. And anything lost can be regained with hard work and vocal training. 💜

Hi Dave! I noticed in a previous post of yours that you sing alto in a choir!

If you feel comfortable answering, how has hrt effected your singing voice?

I am also an alto that can range from a high F to most of the tenor range, and I am very interested in starting testosterone. Being as I sing in a semi-professional capacity, Im worried that if I start T I will lose my range that i know my director relies on.

Have you noticed a large difference in your vocal range since starting T? Have you dropped any high notes or gained any low ones?

No pressure to answer, its just always nice to see fellow trans mascs in choirs. 💜

hi! i actually sing bass, not alto!

before T, i sang soprano (though i did expand down to a low alto/high tenor range just from practice and a bit of help training from my choir director at the time)

after going on T, my voice completely switched from soprano to bass. i lost my high range; my mid range lowered, and i gained a low range.

its also worth noting that there was a period during the shift where my voice hadnt settled yet, and it could be frustrating to try and sing; it cracked and squeaked and was generally inconsistent

i didnt sing professionally or anything and just rolled with the change, so i dont have any particular advice on that front? i sang in choirs before, during, and since, but only ever recreationally.

(i can say that my singing voice was a big part of my identity, and i was scared about it changing and prepared to grieve it. however, i ended up not really feeling that way; i love my bass voice and get a huge amount of euphoria from it!)