At the time I began my transition, I was a fan of the band Two Steps From Hell, particularly Thomas Bergersen's songs. I fell in love with the band listening to the album Illusions, and good gods... Merethe Soltvedt is the single reason I practiced my voice training so often. I wanted to be able to sing like her, so I'd sing constantly. And a year later, I was voice passing consistently. I could swap between male and female register in a second, and yeah, I used it to prank some gamers online. I don't think I would have practiced so much if I hadn't been so inspired. Still nowhere near her level, though, and I don't think I'll ever be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0ahJ4QEdSs

  • Slaanesh [he/him, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    Congrats! As a cis-ish dude, I can't imagine how difficult vocal transition is. I've had speech therapy in the past a bit.... damn it was not easy and I can feel my frustration rising. Huge props!

    • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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      1 year ago

      I can't imagine how difficult vocal transition is

      If you have a good speech therapist, it's mostly a matter of patience and how big your voice dysphoria is. Some people hurt from listening through recordings and that's a massive obstacle obviously, but others handle it fairly well (according to my therapist, especially musicians, because we're more likely to view our voice as a tool and not an inherent part of ourselves). I actually enjoy vocal transition, i like that it's something i have control over. With HRT, i rub the estradiol gel on the arm and hope that my boobs keep growing, but voice is something i can consciously influence, and something were i actually get to pick and choose where i end up.

        • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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          1 year ago

          I'm lucky in that regard, it's mostly mild annoyance that i didn't get certain things right, mixed with euphoria during the parts that sound really girly.