Our Mission:
Sound like you.
My name is Maria (she/her/s), and I can’t wait to meet you. Let’s find your most authentic voice together!
My name is Maria (she/her/s), and I can’t wait to meet you. Let’s find your most authentic voice together!
Your voice is your identity.
A voice can say a lot about a person. You can find out things like their age, stature, health, homeland, and emotional state from a simple “Hello.” But, what if their voice gives the wrong information about their gender? That’s when I step in.
Through half-hour sessions, either in person or by video chat, I will help you explore the voice gendering process. My goal is to have you utilize me on a need-be basis until you have reached a point where speaking as your authentic self is natural. I focus on four areas:
Prosody is the rhythm of language: the rise and fall of pitch,
the stress, the beats, the pauses.
Intonation is the accuracy of how you deliver pitch.
Resonance is the fullness of sound.
Physical mannerisms can enhance or diminish how your
gender is perceived.
Part of my mission is to break down the barriers trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people have to basic gender-affirming services, like vocal training. Here are some quick facts:
Source: Centre for Suicide Prevention