Identity-affirming voice lessons
Identity-affirming voice lessons
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Fluid Voice Studio is for anybody and everybody who is seeking to align their speaking voice with their identity. Lessons at FVS feature targeted coaching to work on your own unique voice goals. FVS is committed to providing student-centered accommodations for people of different cultures, genders, neurodivergence, or physical/developmental variations, as well as accommodations for students with experiences of trauma, anxiety, or dysphoria.
Here's a quick example of using voice techniques to modify a voice within a range of characteristics that influence perception of sex, gender, and identity.
Topics we can study together include:
voice fundamentals and vocal health (evaluating vocal issues, changing voice habits, attaining healthier voice production, ...)
voice modification (accent modification, presenting different voice sex/gender characteristics, using multiple different voices, ...)
public speaking, voice acting, and character voices
singing fundamentals, including pitch, rhythm, timbre, and diction
vocal sound effects and extended techniques
In a typical lesson, we'll evaluate an aspect of your vocal sound, discuss a new topic of your choice, provide education and examples relating to your sample, and/or study specific techniques or modifications that can be used to achieve your voice goals. Lessons are designed to help the student achieve their ideal communication and personal expression, whatever it may be. We'll work together to achieve a speaking or singing voice that is comfortable, safe, and right for you.
I strive to help students bring out their ideal voice, without unduly changing unrelated features of the voice. For example, we may work on changing vocal qualities while preserving their unique manner of speech, accent, and other features. Alternatively, accent modification or accent coaching can be studied upon request.
Lesson format
Lessons are delivered remotely via voice/video call on Signal or Discord, or on another platform by request (when feasible).
Lessons are delivered in English. While we are unable to provide the lecture portion of lessons in other languages, we are often able to provide relevant support with vocalization and acoustics topics that may arise in many other languages, potentially including pronunciation, intonation, and other features. Furthermore, skills and techniques developed via lessons can be generalized by students to any of their spoken languages. If you want to work on vocal sounds or techniques that occur in languages other than English, please feel free to inquire via email or schedule a consult to see if Fluid Voice Studio is a good fit.
Student privacy and data retention
Fluid Voice Studio takes security and student privacy seriously, with a number of precautions directed towards secure (end-to-end encrypted) communications, minimal collection/retention of student data, and automatic deletion of student data. Lesson purchases appear as a generic purchase on PayPal transactions/bank statements, without describing the nature of the purchase. Students are not required to provide any specific personally identifying information. Furthermore, students are permitted (and encouraged) to use pseudonyms or provide as little information as possible.
All data related to student information and scheduling are automatically deleted after a short period of time, or immediately upon request.
For more information about Fluid Voice Studio's approach to privacy, check out our communication and privacy page.
About me
About me
I've been teaching voice since 2020, studying voice for several years before that, and singing, studying music and exploring sound have been lifelong pursuits. I am passionate about voice modification and exploring how the voice can be used to shape perceptions and achieve diverse expression.
Studying the voice is a huge passion of mine, including contemporary, classical, folk, jazz, rock, and metal singing styles. I have performed in baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano roles as a solo singer and in multiple choral ensembles. I love creating sounds and playing music in my spare time.
I am also deeply interested in education and human cognition. Besides voice and music, I've also taught and authored educational materials for subjects including biology, math, and programming. I have a Master's degree in Computer Science, with a focus on learning and cognition.
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