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Transgender voiceUseful Reference
Voice and Communication Therapy for the Transgender/Transsexual ClientA Comprehensive Clinical GuideEds. Richard K. Adler, Ph.D., CCC-SLP; Sandy Hirsch, M.S., CCC-SLP, and Michelle Mordaunt, M.S., CCC-SLP
Transgender voice Male to female
Can be one of the more challenging aspects of gender transformation
Hormonal treatments do not typically influence voice
Female to male less of an therapeutic issue due to hormonal
effects on vocal fold mass – result is a masculinization of voice
Anatomical Obstacles Vocal fold size Vocal tract size
Therapeutic approaches Pitch shift
Get close to female range Dramatic pitch changes can result in vocal problems
Pitch Variation Greater/more varied pitch inflections
Voice Quality Slight increase in breathiness of voice “reduce” vocal effort – “lighten” the voice
Pragmatics, nonverbals, etc
Man, unmodified synthesis:Man shifted toward woman, pitch and formants:Man shifted toward woman, pitch only:Man shifted toward woman formants only:
Woman, unmodified synthesis:Woman shifted toward man, pitch and formants:Woman shifted toward man, pitch only:Woman shifted toward man formants only:
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Therapeutic approaches Surgical
Surgically increase tension of vocal folds