Voice training is hard I'm surprised by how much of the info is new to me, it's almost like my past experience with my voice harms me when it comes to this.
If you want to change your voice it's probably worth it to get started, even if you're just learning theory and not yet putting it into practice. I was already really uncomfortable using my voice around other people when I'm putting effort into my voice, so a lot of what I have been doing has been squeezing the practice into periods of time where I'm alone (and studying theory otherwise). There was a post that had links to resources https://hexbear.net/post/2855490?scrollToComments=true. I've just been watching a lot of the TransVoiceLessons vidoes, and they help a lot in gaining an understanding of how the voice works, how masculine and feminine voices technically differ, and what can be done to change how one's voice is projected.
It would help with that, there's a lot more to voice than pitch, and pitch isn't even the most important factor for a feminine voice. More feminine voices tend to be thinner and have a different resonance compared to masculine voices. You might find that a little work with those two factors could already have your voice around where you want it!
Also wanted to add that I've fallen into the trap of whining more because it raises my pitch and I like how it sounds. Luckily I'm also known for being sarcastic so they balance each other out.
Voice training helps you identify the qualities of voices, so it would allow you to identify what makes your voice seem whiny, and then you can change it
I was already really uncomfortable using my voice around other people when I’m putting effort into my voice, so a lot of what I have been doing has been squeezing the practice into periods of time where I’m alone
The only thing close to practice I do alone is singing during my commute to/from work. And I'm not good at singing.
OTOH, my work is basically entirely talking to people, so I do at generally try to avoid having that sorta raspy sound (I don't think raspy is the word I'm looking for, but close enough). Also, I sometimes accidentally slip into a "customer service" sorta voice and that for whatever reason happens to be quite high pitched I think? A child laughed at my voice being "tiny" compared to the deep voice of the person I was reacting to because of that.
Hearing recordings (or feedback in meetings) is far worse than hearing my own voice directly imo.
It's worth it, progress is better measured in years than months. You'll feel better in a year with your progress. I can't even do my old boy voice anymore and I used that for decades
Voice training is hard
I'm surprised by how much of the info is new to me, it's almost like my past experience with my voice harms me when it comes to this.
I'm conflicted on starting or not.
If you want to change your voice it's probably worth it to get started, even if you're just learning theory and not yet putting it into practice. I was already really uncomfortable using my voice around other people when I'm putting effort into my voice, so a lot of what I have been doing has been squeezing the practice into periods of time where I'm alone (and studying theory otherwise). There was a post that had links to resources https://hexbear.net/post/2855490?scrollToComments=true. I've just been watching a lot of the TransVoiceLessons vidoes, and they help a lot in gaining an understanding of how the voice works, how masculine and feminine voices technically differ, and what can be done to change how one's voice is projected.
My voice isn't that naturally deep, I just want it to be less whiny mainly.
idk if there is anything to help with that.
It would help with that, there's a lot more to voice than pitch, and pitch isn't even the most important factor for a feminine voice. More feminine voices tend to be thinner and have a different resonance compared to masculine voices. You might find that a little work with those two factors could already have your voice around where you want it!
Also wanted to add that I've fallen into the trap of whining more because it raises my pitch and I like how it sounds. Luckily I'm also known for being sarcastic so they balance each other out.
Voice training helps you identify the qualities of voices, so it would allow you to identify what makes your voice seem whiny, and then you can change it
seems like a lot of work tho
Yeah, it can be tough to set aside the time, but I actually think it's fun
The only thing close to practice I do alone is singing during my commute to/from work. And I'm not good at singing.
OTOH, my work is basically entirely talking to people, so I do at generally try to avoid having that sorta raspy sound (I don't think raspy is the word I'm looking for, but close enough). Also, I sometimes accidentally slip into a "customer service" sorta voice and that for whatever reason happens to be quite high pitched I think? A child laughed at my voice being "tiny" compared to the deep voice of the person I was reacting to because of that.
Hearing recordings (or feedback in meetings) is far worse than hearing my own voice directly imo.
It's worth it, progress is better measured in years than months. You'll feel better in a year with your progress. I can't even do my old boy voice anymore and I used that for decades