Trans singers, our voices are so needed in this world! Below is a collection of resources about singing on testosterone for transgender singers, as well as resources for voice educators to learn best practices for working with our community.
Now Open For Registration!
Tuesdays, November 25th, 2025 - January 27th, 2026
No class December 23rd
6 - 8 pm Pacific (US) / 9 - 11 pm Eastern (US) - Time Zone Converter
In this live online class for trans, nonbinary, and/or intersex singers on T, we’ll explore targeted vocal exercises to help you get to know your voice as it is right now, and what to expect if it’s still in the process of changing. Each participant will get one-on-one coaching from Eli, and leave with tools to continue training their voice on their own.
Tuesdays, November 25th, 2025 - January 27th, 2026
No class December 23rd
6 - 8 pm Pacific (US) / 9 - 11 pm Eastern (US) - Time Zone Converter
In this live online class for trans, nonbinary, and/or intersex singers on T, we’ll explore targeted vocal exercises to help you get to know your voice as it is right now, and what to expect if it’s still in the process of changing. Each participant will get one-on-one coaching from Eli, and leave with tools to continue training their voice on their own.
A YouTube playlist showcasing the beautiful diversity of voices of transgender singers who take testosterone across genre, voice part, timbre, age, race, ability, location, gender identity, and more.
An online info session for transmasculine, nonbinary, and intersex folks who sing. Available as a video on demand, and offered live a few times a year. Viewed by 500+ people in over a dozen different countries!
Join transgender voice teachers Eli Conley and Peter Fullerton to learn how testosterone affects your singing voice. You'll hear about the five stages of voice change, and tips for how to navigate each period of vocal transition and beyond.
Join transgender voice teachers Eli Conley and Peter Fullerton to learn how testosterone affects your singing voice. You'll hear about the five stages of voice change, and tips for how to navigate each period of vocal transition and beyond.
Available in video and audio form, in four vocal ranges.
(Re)learning how to sing on testosterone is a bit like learning how to play the cello after years of experience on the violin -- many of the skills you have will carry over, but it takes time to learn how to coordinate your muscles to play this new lower instrument. These vocal exercises will help you build more strength, ease, and flexibility in your voice, so you can sing with comfort and confidence!
(Re)learning how to sing on testosterone is a bit like learning how to play the cello after years of experience on the violin -- many of the skills you have will carry over, but it takes time to learn how to coordinate your muscles to play this new lower instrument. These vocal exercises will help you build more strength, ease, and flexibility in your voice, so you can sing with comfort and confidence!
This online info session is for singing teachers, choir directors, speech-language pathologists, voice coaches, and other voice educators who work with singers.
Learn about the stages of voice change that occur during the first few years of testosterone therapy, some common challenges for transgender singers going through this vocal transition, and exercises and strategies for supporting them during and after their voice drop.
Available as a video on demand, and offered live a few times a year.
Next Live Info Session:
Sunday, November 23rd, 2025
11 am - 1 pm Pacific (US) / 2 pm - 4 pm Eastern (US) - Time Zone Converter
Learn about the stages of voice change that occur during the first few years of testosterone therapy, some common challenges for transgender singers going through this vocal transition, and exercises and strategies for supporting them during and after their voice drop.
Available as a video on demand, and offered live a few times a year.
Next Live Info Session:
Sunday, November 23rd, 2025
11 am - 1 pm Pacific (US) / 2 pm - 4 pm Eastern (US) - Time Zone Converter
Additional Resources:
Gentle Vocal Exercises for Singers on Testosterone is a free, non-range specific video that will help you learn self-massage techniques, breathing exercises, and the benefit of singing long tones, yawn sighs, sirens, and semi-occluded vocal tract exercises including singing through a straw and making cup bubbles. It also includes a brief description of vocal transition and the effects of testosterone on the singing voice.
My Writing:
- Transmasculine People, Testosterone, and Singing: Some Advice
- Creating Gender Liberatory Singing Spaces: A Transgender Voice Teacher's Recommendations for Working With Transgender Singers
Gentle Vocal Exercises for Singers on Testosterone is a free, non-range specific video that will help you learn self-massage techniques, breathing exercises, and the benefit of singing long tones, yawn sighs, sirens, and semi-occluded vocal tract exercises including singing through a straw and making cup bubbles. It also includes a brief description of vocal transition and the effects of testosterone on the singing voice.
My Writing:
- Transmasculine People, Testosterone, and Singing: Some Advice
- Creating Gender Liberatory Singing Spaces: A Transgender Voice Teacher's Recommendations for Working With Transgender Singers
Singing-Related Interviews With Me:
- NPR's All Things Considered: Singer-songwriter teaches trans people how to sing again as their voices change
- Singing on Testosterone: What Trans Singers Need to Know (Renée Yoxon Interview with Eli Conley)
- CapRadio: Local musician Eli Conley helps trans singers find their voice after going on testosterone
- Rainbow Rodeo: Eli Conley Discusses Singing on T
- Canadian Broadcasting Company Weekend Morning Show (Manitoba): Singing on Testosterone
- Gender Stories Podcast: Searching For What's True with Eli Conley
- Shut Up Songwriters Podcast
- "Sweet Hormony" - VoiceBox Podcast
Classes & Workshops:
- Intro to Transmasc Voice Masterclasses with trans voice teacher Stephen Davidson of the London Trans Choir
- Vocal Freedom Foundations and Explorations: Community Singing Lessons Centering Trans and Queer Voices with trans voice teacher Orion Johnstone
Other Resources for Singers:
- What actually happens during transgender voice change from testosterone therapy? Video by Peter Fullerton (22 mins)
- An except from the Singing on Testosterone Info Session I co-lead with Peter
- The 5 Stages of Transgender Voice Change From Testosterone: Slideshow by Peter Fullerton
- Singing on Testosterone: A Handout for Vocal Transition - Article by Peter Fullerton
- Trans Voice Academy has free videos about shifting your speaking voice as a trans person, and also a video about singing.
- Singing on Testosterone: What Trans Singers Need to Know - Renee Yoxon's notes from our conversation on their video podcast
- Testosterone and the Trans Male Singing Voice Page on Transguys.com
- Key of T - Research Study, Performance, and Presentation by genderqueer singer and voice teacher Ari Agha and their voice teacher Laura Hynes
- Singing While Female: A narrative study on gender, identity & experience of female voice in cis, transmasculine & non-binary singers by trans voice teacher Felix A Graham
- Resources and Videos from the April 2018 Transgender Voices Festival
(I was scheduled to give a masterclass focused on working with trans masculine singers, but a blizzard ended the festival a day early!)
- One Weird Trick: A User's Guide to Transgender Voice: A book by Liz Jackson Hearns
- Recently Changed Voices and the Missing Octave: This blog post by voice teacher Brian Lee was written about the voices of cisgender boys during puberty, but I find it has relevance to trans masculine folks as well.
- Why Take Low Dose Testosterone? - Blog post by Micah
Resources for Voice Teachers & Speech-Language Pathogists:
- Intro to Transmasc Voice Masterclasses with trans voice teacher Stephen Davidson of the London Trans Choir are open to voice teachers and SLPs
- Online Gender-Affirming Speech and Singing Trainings for Voice Teachers and SLPs by the Voice Lab
- Learn to Teach Trans Speaking Voice Alteration with Trans Voice Teacher Renee Yoxon
- Trans Voice Initiative - Training, Community, and Advocacy by and for Gender Diverse Speech-Language Pathologists
- Working With the Gender Diverse Professional Voice User (video) by Heather Gross
- Nurturing the Voice: Techniques and Exercises that Guide the Voice through a Healthy Transition (powerpoint from the 2018 Transgender Voices Festival) by Lisa Butcher and Anita Kozan
- Welcoming Transgender Singers: Resource List from Chorus America compiled by Ari Agha
- Demystifying trans*+ voice education: The Transgender Singing Voice Conference (journal article)
- Trans voice teacher Peter Fullerton offers consultations for teachers wanting to better support their trans and nonbinary students, especially singers taking testosterone
- Trans voice teacher Kris Koenigin also offers consultations for teachers wanting to better support their trans and nonbinary students, especially singers taking testosterone
- Queering Vocal Pedagogy: A Handbook for Teaching Trans and Genderqueer Singers and Fostering Gender-Affirming Spaces Book by William Sauerland
- The Singing Teacher's Guide to Transgender Voices Book by Liz Jackson Hearns and Brian Kremer