#transgender vocalists

[transboysoprano]

~1 month on Testosterone:

Findings:

I have ambient tension in my larynx throughout the day. It’s not bad, I’m just more aware of the inner front of my throat than usual. I presume these are growing pains, but I will talk to my teacher and doctor about it this week. In the meantime I’m trying to hydrate and stretch my neck muscles. Everyone has now confirmed that my speaking voice sits lower. I’m not as worried about it as I thought I would be.

So far, I have lost only about a third on the top, which is not as dire as I thought it would be by this time. Expecting to lose more in the coming days.

I have also gained about a half step on the bottom! Hoping to gain more in the coming days!

Most interestingly, the break between my head and chest voice remains in the exact same place (albeit MUCH harder to control. I am working HARD to maintain flexibility, especially descending/switching from head to chest) while about one fifth of what used to be the top of my head voice is now all whistle tone. It’s all still there, just in a completely different register.

My entire range has gotten heavier/louder.

Fatigue sets in a lot earlier than it used to, but it varies from day to day, I think depending on how much I used it the previous day. Three days ago I could only sing for about 10 minutes. Two days ago I could sing for over an hour just fine (church gigs). Yesterday I could barely sing at all :( and today I went a solid 30 minutes.

More data to come!

[dreamstates-music]

Co-founders Natalie and Madeline = musical alchemy like you've never heard before <3

[dragonfireartstudios]

I very recently formed a queer punk band called Burnt Lung and we did our first show recently which was a blast! We’re still very new and small so any support via social media would be very appreciated!

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[the-archenlandian-court]

[sephirocks]

If anyone's interested in knowing what T can do for your voice lmfao

Note that when I started T my range was like

F6-Ab2 so I wasn't exactly a vocal slouch or anything, and I have recordings of me hitting both of those apexes as a youngster. I was what you'd call a freakish dramatic soprano.

But then I did T for like a year and a half in 2018-2019 and it dropped my range from the above to like F2-F4 which was DEVASTATING. That halved my range.

But now, five years later? After stopping T in June of 2019 due to heart issues and severe voice grieving and dysphoria? My range is FIVE FUCKING OCTAVES and I can sing to the bottom of the piano yo!!!

I'm not saying everyone can do this that goes on T.

T is a process and it will likely change your range DRASTICALLY. But new things can come out of it. If I had never gone on T I wouldn't have gotten to tour in Europe as a lead bass in a choir or do some of the non profit musical work I've done.

I thought T ruined my voice for a long time. And I still miss being able to sing phantom of the Opera high notes some days. But I think what I can do now is sorta hella cool.

[doyouknowthisqueerband]

laura jane grace(solo stuff)

Laura Jane Grace is notably one of the first punk/hardcore musicians to come out as a transgender woman during her musical career, around mid-2012. She is most well known for being the founder, guitarist, primary songwriter, and vocalist for the punk rock band Against Me!, which she formed in 1997. Since then, she has released six studio albums with the band, as well as some of her own solo albums, including Stay Alive (2020) and At War With The Silverfish (2021).

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[ftm-radio]

My gender is 4 years old

...and four days, as of April 15th. This post is a bit late. 😅

Four years ago, all the confusing little puzzle pieces I'd been collecting came together in a genuine eureka! moment and I realized I was transgender. It was exhilarating and terrifying and it undeniably changed my life for the better.

The last few years have felt pretty damn slow and I've had to scramble over a few frustrating obstacles (never changing my name AGAIN, lmao, that was annoying as fuck) but it's all been worth it and now it feels like I'm really making headway.

I started testosterone this past year! I did that! I'm almost 7 months on T now! Currently on a dose of two pumps of gel, which I have only missed applying once in all that time because I was literally sick. The changes are gradual but they are real and they have already brought me so much joy and made me so much happier in my humble flesh prison. 💗

The most anticipated change for me (and for a lot of transmasc folks, I imagine) is my voice, and BOY (heh) am I happy to share this data comparison with you:

[ LEFT: A screenshot from the Voice Pitch Analyzer app, dated November 3rd, 2021. It shows that OP's voice registers fully within the female voice range. RIGHT: Another screenshot from the app, dated April 12th, 2024. This one shows that OP's voice registers mostly between the Androgynous and Male voice ranges. ]

My voice is so different now. It sounds different, it feels different, and in just the last week or so I swear it has gotten a little rougher and raspier and I am LIVING. I could not be happier!!!

...okay, fine, I could be happier lmao.

I'm adjusting to my deeper voice and still learning how to use it in a way I like & that feels best to me, so I'm starting to do some casual at-home voice training again after basically forgetting about the concept completely since 2021. (Whoops.) But I am already so much happier and more content with my voice than I have ever been in my life, so it's only getting better from here, lads. <3

I've also had to go to a lot of appointments and answer a ton of phone calls about said appts recently because I kinda fucked up my eyeball (it's better now, don't worry! and be gentle to your eyes, they are delicate and eye drops are so fucking annoying when you're doing them seven times a day, jfc) and my voice has reached a point where I was a lot more comfortable interacting with strangers and I also didn't notice any surprise or confusion when I introduced myself with a male name! It was kind of amazing.

Also singing is even more fun now. I love love LOVE singing along with a male vocalist and feeling the way my voice kinda rumbles through my chest. 10/10 sensory experience.

Other changes aren't nearly as exciting or obvious as my voice, but here's a quick (?) rundown, for those who are curious:

Mood — Gotta be honest, I don't think I've really noticed any significant change in my day-to-day mood, though I may not be the best judge for this because I have trouble figuring out what/how I'm feeling in general, tbh. But I think I have certainly gotten more comfortable and content with myself and I'd even go so far as to say I feel a little more confident these days. It's nice, I appreciate it.

Acne — I definitely noticed a change in how my acne presents itself on my face. I wouldn't say it's worse than before (I've had very bad acne since I was a young teenager and only got medication for it like, last year which has helped immensely) but I think it's different. More little red spots and roughness than the unpleasant and painful pimples I'm used to. I don't even mind it, really. Oddly affirming.

Facial Hair — I've got facial hair. I really do!!! Not clickbait!!! It's not much, not enough for me to be brave and take my dad up on his offer of shaving lessons quite yet, but it has grown in enough that I don't feel silly including it in self portraits! 🤭🧔🏻 Got a little bit of a mustache happening, a little bit at the sides of my face, some fuzz on my chin (with one LONG hair that I can only assume has been greedy and stealing his brothers' growth), and a frankly surprising lil patch of hair under my jaw. On a semi-related note, not sure if my brows have gotten much darker/thicker. They might have? idk.

my new discord icon, hehe... 👁💜🪓

Body Hair — I have gotten a little more hair on my forearms, and it may have gotten a little darker too! I have a tattoo on my arm just below my left wrist and it's been surprisingly helpful for measuring arm hair growth because for years my tattoo was not covered by hair at all but the left side of it's a little fuzzy now... 😏 I've gotten more noticeable hair growth on my upper arms, which were basically hairless before (free gender euphoria every time I put on my T) and on my thighs. Don't think my lower legs have gotten much hairier, and I'm a little impatient about it lmao. I want to get hairy enough to rival my brother.

Energy/Appetite — Can't say I've really noticed any differences here? I am not a very active person and I already struggled with appetite and getting myself to eat before I started T (thank you adhd & poor eating habits 🥲💀), so I can't quite tell if I'm ignoring more hunger signals than usual. 😅 I am hoping to get more active and start doing more physical activity now that it's starting to get warmer outside again, so hopefully that will help me see these sorts of changes and also get me into some better eating habits as I expend more energy and work up a proper appetite! (Also, since we're on the topic... a reminder for all of us that taking care of yourself and feeding the body you live in is a million times more important than aesthetics and numbers on a scale. ❤)

Menstruation — I am still getting my period right on schedule, but I am happy to say it is considerably lighter than it was before I started testosterone! My period has begun getting shorter, too. It lasted for roughly 7–9 days before, but I was bleeding for exactly 7 days last month, and only 6 days this month. I'm not sure if this trend will continue at such a dramatic rate, but if my next round is only 5 days I will be very excited about it, lol. My uterus can retire any day now, please...

Bottom Growth — if any of my friends read this part, don't speak to me about it lmao — Yeah... there's a little bit of something happening down there. Not a lot, and I haven't really noticed any pain or sensitivity, but there's a Difference. Aaaaand I like it. 😌 I am looking forward to any and all future developments. 😏👉🏻👉🏻

Okay! I think that's it, really.

I know I haven't been super active on this blog for quite a while now (I have really gotten into fandom blogging on my main lmao, and also discord is my favorite thing right now, it's where 90% of my friends live) so I hope this nice, long, ramble-y post makes up for that a little bit. <3

Not gonna make any promises that I'll post here more often, but y'know. I might. It could happen. Definitely not leaving this blog to sit and gather dust, that's for sure. I'll still be reblogging stuff semi-frequently, even if I'm not writing up my own posts.

So goodbye for now, and thanks for tuning in! 👋🏻📻💖💙✨️

[chronotopes]

pretty bitter is a wonderful band 100% on its own merits but there is also the fact that their beautiful theythem vocalist is engaged to their beautiful transgender bassist and they have this crazy inspiring onstage chemistry really tops it off. i go to a pretty bitter show and i come away from it going "wow...... i wish jenny and i were in a band together......."

[thatdykepunkslut]

Cursed that my only decent singing range is much deeper than my already "too deep for any cis person to ever gender me correctly" speaking voice. Combined with the fact that subtext in lyricism is basically pointless because literally no one will get it, I can't sing like any of my own songs unless I have like a "BWAAA THE SINGER IS A TRANSFEM LESBIAN BWAAA NOT A MAN BWAAAA now back to your regularly scehduled music" before every single song. Like the absolute highest notes I can strain for or the median range of most other transfem vocalists I have to sing along to Transgender Dysphoria Blues a full octave under Laura Jane Grace :/

[transboysoprano]

I started testosterone today. After three days of staring at the bottle on my bathroom counter, I woke up, took a shower, told my partner to wake up and watch me for moral support, and put the slime on my shoulder. Simple as that I guess. Second puberty begins.

I felt kind of energized and excited earlier, but now I'm really exhausted. I imagine it's just the fact that I didn't get to sleep very early last night and had to wake up early for church today. I did Mendelssohn's "I Waited for the Lord" and "How Can I Keep from Singing" with my soprano buddy. Everyone complimented the music after the service, and she and I both knew this would probably be our last time singing together as sopranos. It was kind of bittersweet, but I thought we did a nice job.

I'm still planning on making recordings. My voice isn't going to change right away (I hope). I have a list of 25 songs I want to record the soprano and alto parts for, then later come back and record the tenor and possibly bass parts over it. I need to narrow it down to like five to eight or I'll overwhelm myself, but I really really hope I can do all of them before my voice cracks.

I still have two more gigs today so I will save the recording for tomorrow, though.

I can't believe I'm actually doing this. I'm absolutely insane.

[dreamstates-music]

Have you listened to DiscoNeck yet? its on spotify, bandcamp, and youtube!

[queereldritchgalaxyprincess]

there's something about linkin park having a woman vocalist now that is reaching deep inside me and holding my adolescent self in a very transgender way right now and i honestly didn't expect it to feel so healing. it speaks to the emo girl i didn't know i wanted to be when i was twelve years old and first hearing Hybrid Theory. god i hope the allegations about her are just overblown musician drama or things that she's grown past.

[sw33t-oubliette]

my spg sona [kinda still a wip design wise] . Named base ment :3 . Fun fact nd lore round below cut

acts just like me and uses the same pronounce as me . Its a persona its me

just kinda . Got left in the lower levels/basement of walter manor for a few centuries . Eventually found his way upstairs and everyone just went Yeah we'll adopt this thing

Shuts down alot mid-sentence , usually only for 5 seconds-ish at a time

Clarinet player and vocalist , mostly background vocals but has a few solos

produces A Lot of smoke while playing clarinet , has like 8 steam vents

TRANSGENDER 💥💥💥💥💪💪💪💪💪💯💯💯💯💯❗️❗️❗️

peter 1 had No fucking clue what he was doing with ze so he just threw zem in the basement .like an abandoned wip

makes bracelets alot for the other band members...

made at the same time as the other automatons , got out of the basement around quintessential [albums hes in; quintessential and 1896]

more . Rustic than the other members in quintessential/1896 , sounds more like album one and the 2 cent show than 1896

frequently refuses updates and upgrades . Rusty king

[ystk-archive]

Please ignore this ask if it's too insane, but I remember reading a quote on here from Nakata saying he wanted to be a woman or something to that effect (like being able to dress in a certain way). Was this a real quote or have I just completely lost it?

Lmaooo I frequently misremember things like crazy so that 100% sounds like something I'd swear on my life was real only to check and find out it isn't...

Anyway no, he never to my knowledge outright said he wanted to be a woman (or reincarnate as one or etc etc). He did say that if he had been born as a girl, he'd want to have been an artist like Kyary (except self-produced). And there was this thought-provoking excerpt from a capsule interview for their second single Hanabi (I haven't even started working on this one lmao delayed but someday :^)):

– You certainly have a lot of songs with catchy melodies, and the lyrics that go with them strike me as being quite feminine, singing about memories and ordinary everyday life. Nakata: I'm a woman...maybe at heart (laughs). No, but I think all men have feminine hearts. And I think things that are "effeminate" aren't actually all that feminine from a woman's perspective. It's like when a male vocalist sings masculine-sounding lyrics but he's not actually manly, he's just trying to seem like it. I think their hearts are surprisingly soft.

I'm aware that some people may really believe Nakata Yasutaka is transgender -- I want to caution against that line of thought, not because there would be anything wrong if it was the truth, but because I think matters of self-identity and sexual orientation can be quite private and I am allergic to rumors and the way misinformation tends to snowball on the Internet. Same goes for thinking he may be gay/bi too; it's more important to me to support artists who are out than speculate (and invent truths) about others.