Is there a way to deepen your voice without taking testosterone?

Naomi Lauren

androgynous transwoman, thoughtful, Christian, compassionate, demisexual, geek

Is there a way to deepen your voice without taking testosterone?

Achieving a more masculine, or androgynous, voice, is not just about pitch.

Singing will help you learn to control a wider range of pitch, which you can also use in your speaking voice, but improvements require regular practice, and occur over years. I’ve done the same in reverse, in gender transition to female, and see clear improvements from 1 year to the next. If you’re going to get singing lessons, diaphragm control can make a huge difference!

If you are committed to change, speech pathology can help. Here are some simple tips you can slowly work on by yourself.

1. Speak with more air in your lungs.
2. Emphasise points using changes in volume and tone, rather than pitch and expressiveness.
3. Use less variation in pitch.
4. Hit the starts of words more sharply, with clearer punctuation. A male voice is usually harder, and a female voice smoother, even at the same volume.
5. Men and women use different vocal mannerisms and vocabulary. This is purely cultural, and varies widely from place to place.

All the best!