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
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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!
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.
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.
Vocal training is really fun. Still nervous using my voice outside of close settings with friends, but that’s getting easier. Also like you, it’s so cool to relearn singing, this time with a voice I want to use.
