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Jeannette LoVetri
Posts
To Give Up or Not Give Up – That is the Question
I know quite a few people in New York City who came here to become successful professional singers and who, after long years of striving,...
Holiday Music
Here we are again, in “the holiday season”. We’ve just seen Thanksgiving and are in the middle of Hanukkah. Then there’s Christmas, New Year’s and,...
Be Yourself
Can you ever not “be yourself”? Can you be John Malkovich? You can always only be yourself. There is no other “self” to be. The...
Listening To Students As If They Have Something To Say
I have had occasions in a lesson where the student mentioned something that was calling his attention which seemed to me to be of little...
The Periphery
Does stiffness in the upper back make it harder to sing well? Does an issue with your knee interfere with vocal production? If your foot...
Cold Case Detective
What happens when something you work with that is always successful suddenly does not work? What do you do? When teaching functionally, using vocal/singing exercises...
Singing as Sport
How about considering singing as a sport? I think singing shows could do well to have a “voice over” of performances like they do at...
Breaking Through Your Own Ego
If you are a good artist, you will serve the music. That means you will not only understand what the words mean, literally, you will...
In Defense of … Stupidity??
OK, to continue from yesterday’s post. Does knowing that you have an engine in your car make you a better driver? No. Does knowing that...
Why Is It So Hard?
Why is it so hard for singing teachers to decide anything concrete? WHY???????? They can’t decide that you have to know even one single factual...