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Dealing with Repertoire, Announcing a New Somatic Voicework™ Online Course with Jeanie LoVetri

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Dealing with Repertoire

What Can You Do With A Song? An examination of what makes any song personal and compelling. There will be techniques and approaches that allow the vocalist to “dig deep” into many different ingredients.

One Song Several Ways Can you take one song and turn it around, transforming it with a few basic ingredients? Of course!

Examining Song Compositions Why are some songs hard to sing? What makes others easy? When you understand how to determine that, it will allow you to avoid songs that are inherently problematic or make positive use of that kind of challenge.

Two Contrasting Songs In auditions for music theater this is often the request. How do you choose and what makes the best comparison? Would there be another reason, outside of music theater, to make use of contrasting songs? You know there is.

This series will continue special session. What is “Good” Singing? Somatic Voicework™ is a pedagogy developed to embrace all styles of music universally. All styles are seen as being equally valid and of having integrity in their own criteria. That being the case, what makes “good” singing when there are so many variables involved? Is there some objective evaluation that would cover any and all singers and styles? Good is relative — except when it’s not!

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An Assortment of Functional Principles Applied: Hearing, Seeing and Dissecting What and How We Sing, Announcing a New Somatic Voicework™ Online Course with Jeanie LoVetri

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An Assortment of Functional Principles Applied: Hearing, Seeing and Dissecting What and How We Sing

Mistaking Cause For Effect: Seeking Resonance Instead of Vocal Function. An exploration of resonance and its place in functional training, not as functional training.

Digging Into Your Ears: What Do You Hear and How Do You Interpret It? Jeanie works with singers of multiple styles to explore functional training as it relates, separate of styles.  [Read more…] about An Assortment of Functional Principles Applied: Hearing, Seeing and Dissecting What and How We Sing, Announcing a New Somatic Voicework™ Online Course with Jeanie LoVetri

Applying Somatic Voicework™ with Unique Vocal Demographics. Announcing a New Somatic Voicework™ Online Course with Jeanie LoVetri

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Applying Somatic Voicework™ with Unique Vocal Demographics

Working with Jazz Singers (October 5th)

Working with Professional Belters (October 12th)

Working with Kids & Teens (October 19th)

Working with Crossover Artists (October 26th)

Dates: Monday October 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Cost: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, discounted rates are being offered:
For Somatic Voicework™ Graduates of at least Level I: $150
For those yet to complete any Somatic Voicework™ Certification: $200 [Read more…] about Applying Somatic Voicework™ with Unique Vocal Demographics. Announcing a New Somatic Voicework™ Online Course with Jeanie LoVetri

Somatic Voicework™ The LoVetri Method stands in solidarity with the Black community

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Somatic Voicework™ The LoVetri Method stands in solidarity with the Black community. We are well aware of the enormous contribution this community has made to music and singing for well over 100 years. We stand united with all those who are oppressed, throughout the world, and pledge to champion diversity, inclusivity and denounce racism at all levels and within our organization. We will act to honor all artists and their contributions and remain grateful and open to supporting fair, equal and dynamic interaction with everyone now and in months and years to come.
Your Power as a Teacher of Singing
Remember how powerful you are. You are the authority figure, you are the leader, you are the one who has the power to inspire change and instigate behaviors. As Somatic Voicework™ singing teachers we stand in solidarity all who must be addressed dignity, recognition and respect. As teachers, we have the ability to inspire and assist others to become a positive force in the world through raising their voices in song. We have the intention of service to others and we value integrity.
In maintaining the highest ethical standards we hold ourselves to always tell the truth with sensitivity and compassion. We pledge to always have the highest good of all individuals in mind. As Somatic Voicework™ teachers, we believe that singing and teaching singing can be a door to healing. We choose to build a community that is kind, open, generous and aware.

Announcing 2020 Online LoVetri Institute for Somatic Voicework™ in conjunction with Baldwin Wallace University

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We are planning for our Online LoVetri Institute for Somatic Voicework™ hosted in conjunction with Baldwin Wallace University this July. We are grateful to be able to proceed as planned with our courses, although they will be adjusted to make participating in them more comfortable for online viewing. Our faculty is working with our experts and doing a bit of re-arranging of details. We will have a new schedule available soon so check our website in a few weeks for those updates. The course fees have been discounted this year due to the virus. You can register by clicking here. In addition, all professional CEUs for Educators will still be available with the online model of the summer LoVetri Institute for Somatic Voicework™.
(Photographed Below: Graduates of Level III at the 2019 LoVetri Institute)

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, tuition for both first time participants and reviewers has been adjusted down. The new tuition costs are: $325/level for new participants and $150/level for reviewers. For those who have had reasons to not attend in person, this is an opportunity to do the courses without airfare, hotel or meal costs. You can still do break-outs, participate in movement breaks and interact with our faculty. This new way of presenting the courses will have different challenges but also new fun objectives and as yet unknown opportunities to share and grow together.
The Guest Experts for 2020 will be, Barbara Wilson Arboleda, CCC, SLP, Vocal Health and Hygiene, Level I; Jan Elise Prokop, DMA, BodyMapping®, Level II; Claudio Milstein, PhD, CCC-SLP, Vocal Medicine for Teachers of Singing; Carmel Dean, Broadway MD, Master class clinician, both in Level III. Additional courses will be offered in choral pedagogy, audition preparation for music theater college entry, and using electronics effectively.

In addition, we are honored to still be able to offer Dr. Trineice Robinson-Martin’s Soul Ingredients® Methodology Course: When Science Meets Soul in this summer’s online institute for graduates of at least Level II. To register for Dr. Trineice Robinson-Martin’s course, click here!
We are well prepared to offer the summer LoVetri Institute online and have been working tirelessly to make all the necessary adjustments. We are extremely grateful for the continued support of Baldwin Wallace University and our Somatic Voicework™ faculty for being so proactive at this time. We urge you to stay in, take care, be cautious, and pray or think about those who are on the frontlines all over the country and the world. Stay tuned for more updates in May.

Jeanie LoVetri no Brasil!

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Não perca a oportunidade única de cursar o método completo dessa professora norte-americana de renome internacional, respeitada em toda a comunidade científica da voz e escolhida por artistas de nichos os mais variados, da Broadway à música experimental, do canto lírico ao jazz e ao pop! Somatic Voicework™ níveis I, II e III, com convidados especiais da área da saúde, do trabalho corporal e das artes, pela primeira vez na América Latina!

Para saber mais sobre o evento de São Paulo escreva para vocalvocalsp@gmail.com ou nos procure inbox! Para saber mais sobre o evento de Rio de Janeiro escreva para lovetrinorio2020@gmail.com ou nos procure inbox!

In January 2020, Jeanie LoVetri will be headed to Brazil to present two separate Somatic Voicework™ teacher trainings. A full LoVetri Institute offering all Three Levels of Somatic Voicework™ training will be presented in Sao Paulo from January 17th to 26th. This is being hosted by Vocal SP. To register, click here.
In addition, Jeanie LoVetri will also be offering a Level I Training in Rio de Janeiro on January 10th to 12th, 2020. To register, click here. [Read more…] about Jeanie LoVetri no Brasil!

Spotlight on Cecilia Spyer

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(Photographed above: Cecilia Spyer and Jeanie LoVetri)

In the new year, Jeanie is headed back to Brazil, what has the reception of Somatic Voicework™ in Brazil been like since Jeanie’s last visit?
(Photographed Below: Cecilia Spyer)
When I first came to study Somatic Voicework™ in the United States in 2012, Somatic Voicework™ wasn’t well-known in Brazil. Since Jeanie first came down, Somatic Voicework™ has become very popular in Brazil. There is a lot of buzz, excitement, and curiosity about Somatic Voicework™ and Jeanie’s trip in 2020!
Quando eu fiz a formação nos EUA em 2012 poucas pessoas conheciam o método aqui no Brasil. Desde que Jeanie veio a primeira vez, Somatic Voicework™ tem sido bem mais divulgado. Criou-se mais curiosidade sobre o método. [Read more…] about Spotlight on Cecilia Spyer

Happy Holidays, Everyone!

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We are delighted to conclude this year with many wonderful memories of great things that have happened, successes of Somatic Voicework™ teachers everywhere, and the expansion of the work in the international community. Much of this happens through “word-of-mouth” sharing, as we do very little promotion or advertising. That’s such a wonderful thing to know…that people find the work valuable in their own lives and in their teaching, and that they share it for those reasons.

(Photographed Above: Jeanie LoVetri and Michael Belden)

In January we were in Australia for our LoVetri Institute at the University of Southern Queensland. Plans for the next trip to Australia are not yet settled, but we are working on 2021, so we will keep everyone posted. There were visits to Boston, and then to Philadelphia for our annual visit to the Voice Foundation Symposium and then to Denmark for the PEVOC conference, and to Barcelona, for a workshop (with colleague Mary Saunders-Barton) and a personal trip to Madrid. This was followed by a trip to Las Vegas to the studio of Dr. Michelle Latour, and to Virginia, for a weekend of work with teachers in that area at the home of Bharati Somen. In between lots of great things were happening here in NYC, with students performing at Joe’s Pub, on Broadway, at the Jazz Standard, and out on the road both nationally and internationally.

(Photographed Above: Press Clippings from The Australian LoVetri Institute at USQ)

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