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Jeannette LoVetri
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The Failure of Voice Science
I have been, since 1978, a strong advocate for voice science research. It’s application to vocal pedagogy has been a very strong ingredient in helping...
Loud, louder and loudest
I attended a performance a few nights ago. It was in a small theater, probably an old Vaudeville theater that had been revamped. The show...
Registers and Such
When I taught last April in Chicago, a group of four classical singing teachers attended and on the second day they informed me that the course...
Integrity? In 2017? Really?
Integrity? In 2017?? Really? The Merriam-Webster definition has this example: She had the integrity to refuse to compromise on matters of principle. Here’s what Wikipedia has...
Registers, Vowels, Formants, Harmonics
The topic of formant/harmonic tuning is a very hot one in voice science circles these days. It explains a lot of what we hear as...
I’m Good Enough Already
I just encountered this again. Sadly, there are people, even professional people, who think this. They get to a place they like and they stay...
“Post-Truth” Singing
It is hard to imagine but we are currently living in an age of “post-truth.” It is difficult to wrap my mind around the idea that...
Conscious Singing
Most people do not fully understand the power and depth of sound as a creative force in the universe. Conscious singing, that is, being a...
Never Too Late
It’s never too late to find your true voice. If you are open to exploring, if you have a sense of singing, if you are...