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Teacher Training Day and the Teacher Support Group on Sunday, February 27, 2022

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The Teacher Training Day Workshop is from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. The Teacher Support Group Workshop is from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Both are on Sunday, February 27, 2022. There is a 15 minute break midway in each and a 30 minute break between the two. You can do one or both. The cost for one is $85 and for both is $150. The Teacher Training Day is for graduates of at least Level I. Teachers work with each other in pairs and Jeanie supervises.

Any participant is allowed to audit (only watch) or sing and not teach or teach and not sing. Participants who have not taught in prior TTD sessions will be chosen first. During the Teacher Support Group Jeanie works with the students of three teachers to provide “guided advice” to proceed in their lessons. We typically take the students of the first three people who ask, but we go with new teachers whenever possible.

After payment is made if you can’t attend, you can cancel up to 48 hours in advance to get a 75% refund, cancelling with less than 48 hours notice the refund is 50%, and cancellation on the day, no refund. Please register with your full legal name along with your email so we know who you are!

The workshops are limited to just 15 participants, so register early.

Date: Sunday, February 27, 2022
Teacher Training Day: 1:00 to 4:00 PM EST Teacher Support Group: 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM

The course enrollment is full and registration is now closed. Please email Jerry@thevoiceworkshop.com to be placed on waiting list.

Announcing Level I January Online Training

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LOVETRI INSTITUTE FOR SOMATIC VOICEWORK™

The LoVetri Institute in partnership with Baldwin Wallace University Community Arts School

Offered In An Online Format

Level I: January 15 – 17, 2022

Registration Deadline: January 9, 2022

U.S. participants: register by December 15, 2021 to receive your book prior to the course.
International participants: register as soon as possible; we will begin sending books mid-October. Due to international mail constraints, we will send the book early.

A physical copy of the Level I Somatic Voicework™ course book will be automatically added to your registration at $25.00. The course book is required for all new participants and those who have a previous version of the book (printed prior to 2018).

An electronic, non-downloadable, version of the course book will also be available to all participants on Google Classroom during the course.

For more information and registration please click here.

Announcing “Vocal Function As The Answer To Vocal Expression and Excellence” sessions

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Vocal Function As The Answer To Vocal Expression and Excellence

Week I: Functional Training & Vocal Freedom
An exploration of the elements and foundation of functional training in establishing freedom and ease in singing any style. The session will begin with a traditional academic-style lecture, Jeanie LoVetri will then work with 2 singers in exploring elements of functional training using the principles of Somatic Voicework™. 
Week II: Mix Matters
An exploration of the elusive mix! What is it? Why does it matter? How do you cultivate it in your students and yourself? The session will begin with a traditional academic-style lecture, Jeanie LoVetri will then work with 2 singers in developing a mixier sound to address the technical and stylistic demands of their repertoire.  
Week III: Addressing Constriction
This session will begin with a traditional academic-style lecture exploring some of the central elements of constriction in the singing voice, this will be followed by a holistic approach to addressing constriction in singers. Jeanie LoVetri will then work with 2 singers dealing with severe constriction. 
Week IV: Olympic Singing, Olympic Artistry
What does it take to train Olympic singers and artists? How do you apply the principles of functional training when working with professional singers? The session will begin with a traditional academic-style lecture, followed by Jeanie LoVetri working with 2 professional artists in contrasting styles. 
Dates: Mondays in October; October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021
Time: 6:00-8:00 PM EDT
Cost: $200 USD for those new to Somatic Voicework™ ($50 COVID-19 discount already applied); $150 USD for those who have completed at least Level I of their Somatic Voicework™ training (additional $50 COVID-19 discount already applied).
For those who cannot complete the webinar series in real time, all participants will have access to the video archive for 12 months from the final day of the course.
Please note: refunds cannot be offered for this course under any circumstance.

Meet the 2021 LoVetri Institute for Somatic Voicework™ Faculty

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Jeannette LoVetri, Founder

Jeannette LoVetri is founder and director of The Voice Workshop™, creator of Somatic Voicework™ and creator of the original course for Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy, which for 13 years garnered over 1200 participants from all over the USA and 12 foreign countries.The work is unique, practical and based on voice science, vocal health and vocal function. It has received rave reviews from vocal experts in every discipline and has had a significant influence on vocal pedagogy worldwide.

 

 

Betsy Fiedler, Senior Faculty, Leominster, MA

Elizabeth “Betsy” Fiedler teaches music in her own private studio, and is the Director of Music at Holy Family of Nazareth Church. In addition, she is an adjunct faculty member at Mount Wachusett Community College, the Vocal Performing Arts Instructor for the Arts Magnet at Burncoat High School, and is a soloist at local churches, colleges, and with the Greater Gardner Community Choir. Betsy enjoys performing on the stage at Theatre at the Mount and Greater Worcester Opera Company, and sings at local nursing homes. She has recorded 3 CDs of contemporary Christian Music. Her enthusiasm for music spills over into her teaching style and is evident in her performances. She has interest in many types of music from classical and sacred, to music theatre and jazz. Her love of learning has compelled her to seek out additional professional development and course work with the motivation of becoming the best teacher and singer possible. She holds a BS and MM in Music Education, and has completed coursework in Vocal Pedagogy. Betsy is certified in Levels I, II, III of Somatic Voicework ™ the LoVetri Method, and is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, National Pastoral Musicians, and National Association for Music Education. http://betsyfiedler.com

 

Michelle Rosen, Senior Faculty, New York, NY

Michelle Rosen teaches musical theatre majors at Tisch School of Drama, New York University and is in demand as a private teacher in her Brooklyn, N.Y. She was assistant professor at Westminster College of the Arts for eight years and was the senior voice teacher at the Grammy-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus for fifteen years, studio. Michelle holds a master’s degree in vocal performance from NYU and received the Distinguished Voice Professional certificate from the New York Singing Teachers’ Association. Certified in Somatic Voicework™ The LoVetri Method since 2005, she joined the CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute faculty in 2012. Michelle has enjoyed a performing career in musical theatre and opera and has sung folk music and with a rock band. Professional credits include various settings of “The Phantom of the Opera,” most notably playing Christine in the Lloyd Webber Phantom in Germany. Other credits include Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, Rosabella in The Most Happy Fella, Carrie in Carousel, Jeanie in The Stephen Foster Story, as well as leading roles in such operas as The Medium and Dialogues of the Carmelites. She has appeared in Europe, in New York venues, in regional theatres

 

 

Amanda Chmela, Faculty, Long Island, NY

Amanda Chmela received her BFA in Musical Theatre from SUNY Fredonia and her MM in Opera Performance from Binghamton University.  She is a member of NATS, NYSTA, NAfME, The Voice Foundation, and is Certified in Somatic Voicework™, The LoVetri Method.  Ms. Chmela is on the voice faculty at LIU C.W. Post within their Fine and Performing Arts Department and served on voice faculty at Rider University from 2014-2018.  She also maintains a private voice studio on Long Island where she specializes in teaching Contemporary Commercial Music with a strong focus on musical theatre and pop/rock styles.

Ms. Chmela has participated in the Westchester Summer Vocal Institute and is an alumnus of Tri-Cities Opera’s Resident Artist Training Program.  She has been the female vocalist for the Savoy Swing Band since August of 2013. Performance highlights include Lucille in Parade, Anne in A Little Night Music, Nancy in Oliver, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Josephine in H.M.S Pinafore, Beth in Little Women, Hodel/Fruma Sarah in Fiddler on the Roof, Alice in Addam’s Family, Mrs. Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, Despina in CosÌ fan tutte, Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro, Laetitia & Ms. Pinkerton in The Old Maid and the Thief, Fire Cover/Chorus in L’enfant et les sortilege, and Poppea in L’incoronazione di Poppea.
www.amandachmela.com          www.longislandvoicelessons.com

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