From 5fae00e32837fec39f6e4678b0989e5cb1d4eb1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sumyjkl Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:06:05 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] fix incorrect wording --- wiki/pages/getting-started/index.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/wiki/pages/getting-started/index.md b/wiki/pages/getting-started/index.md index 79b11b0..754fa07 100644 --- a/wiki/pages/getting-started/index.md +++ b/wiki/pages/getting-started/index.md @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Hi there! If you're new to voice feminisation voice training, the recommendation - Finding a [voice example](/wiki/pages/voice-examples) you think is an improvement on your current voice, or in other words is closer to your goal is **really helpful** for having a sense of direction. If you find you're getting lost and aren't sure what to do, this might help. - **Break large goals down into smaller steps!** If you have a huge goal, it can demotivate you and make it harder to see the progress you're getting. Instead of having a goal like "pass as X", it's a good idea to break it down into smaller steps like "change pitch to Y" and "learn vocal weight control to Z degree". - Sometimes, knowing voice anatomy or reading research papers or watching videos about voice pedagogy is useful for background, but if you're reading or theorising more than you're practising, it's not helping! -- **Avoid all kinds of effort or strain**. If you can do a low pitch voice, and you can do a high pitch falsetto / hollow voice, then you should be able to do everything in between without strain! Keep it lazy and relaxed. If you add more effort, you will get less results in almost every case; keep it relaxed at least 95% of the time! Effort also *partially prevents your subconscious from making voice changes*, leading to a less natural sound, so the importance of this can't be understated. +- **Avoid all kinds of effort or strain**. If you can do a low pitch voice, and you can do a high pitch falsetto / hollow voice, then you should be able to do everything in between without strain! Keep it lazy and relaxed. If you add more effort, you will get less results in almost every case; keep it relaxed at least 95% of the time! Effort also *partially prevents your subconscious from making voice changes*, leading to a less natural sound, so the importance of this cannot be overstated. - **Never try to move physical parts of your voice** around manually (e.g. the larynx). Knowing that they move is fine, but the problem with setting moving something as the goal is that to move a physical thing, we expect feedback in the form of physical sensation (and also it's a conscious action; we want subconscious actions as a priority). However, if you can feel physical sensations while using your voice, there's something badly wrong! You don't notice your voice normally because it's so automatic and relaxed, so keep that trend going! - Drills and exercises are for exploration and to induce a change in some vocal characteristic before using your voice. Exploration is one of the most important parts of voice because most of voice is determined by coordination and habit. - *Practice* doesn't mean just doing drills. Good practice is drilling only when needed, then speaking freely. Here's a biased ranking of practice methods: