Resources
Looking for more resources ? Below are a list of resources that the clinicians at OBAAT have used clinically and referenced to educate ourselves and take our practice to the next level.
As we share these resources, please note that our inclusion of specific links does not constitute an endorsement of the views expressed by their creators. Additionally, we provide these recommendations without any financial incentives or affiliate links, ensuring our guidance remains unbiased and solely focused on your professional development.
Gender Affirming Voice
Apps for Voice Practice
These tools are useful for clients and clinicians working on voice modification:
- Nail the Pitch: Helps with pitch tracking and monitoring. Available on Android and iPhone.
- Voice Tools: A pitch analyzer and monitoring tool. Available for Android and iPhone.
- VoicePitchAnalyzer: A tool for pitch monitoring. Available on Android and iPhone.
- Acoustic Gender Space: A browser-based app for exploring voice pitch and resonance.
Books & Key Articles
Expand your knowledge with these insightful books:
- One Weird Trick: A User’s Guide to Transgender Voice by Liz Jackson Hearns and Patrick Maddigan.
- Queering Vocal Pedagogy by William Sauerland.
- Voice and Communication Therapy for the Transgender/Gender Diverse Client: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide by Richard K. Adler, Sandy Hirsch, & Jack Pickering
Explore research and standards of practice for trans voice and communication:
- The Lives of Transgender People by Genny Beemyn and Susan Rankin.
- Exogenous Testosterone and the Transgender Singing Voice: A 30-Month Case Study by Ari Agha & Laura Hynes (available as a summary on Ari’s website).
- Types of Testosterone Therapy and Their Effects on the Voices of Transgender Singers (Journal of Singing) by Tessa Romano.