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Jeannette LoVetri
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The Voice As A Metaphor for the Self
I have given this talk twice, both times as a keynote speaker at two conferences. Basically, its essence is that there are certain people, famous...

Throat Chakra Connection
A chakra is simply a center of energy in the body. The word comes from the Hindu system of beliefs and is interpreted in different ways depending on...

Cause Before Effect
You cannot fix vocal problems by working only on breathing, in whatever way you work on breathing. In CCM styles the most common problem singers...

Square Peg In A Round Hole
If all you know of the singing voice is “breath support” and “resonance” and you force all styles of music and all human sound into that mode,...

Specious Arguments
Belting is bad. The argument has been around forever. Classical singing, however, is good. Period. Come on, people! It’s the 21st Century. Can you not...

The Value of Life Experience
If you do something for 20, 30, or 40 years, do you have more information about whatever it is than someone who just started? In...

Your Own Default
If you are a “classically trained” singer, and all of your training was “classical”, and you are still singing decently, you have a “default” that...

All The Other Folks
For every person who ends up being able to support herself through singing professionally, there are dozens, maybe dozens of dozens, who fail to do...

Warm-Up Exercises
I often see people asking about the best warm-up exercises. There are no best warm-up exercises. Many people do warm-up exercises because they think it’s...

American Voices
Watched the PBS show tonight curated by Renee Fleming. All kinds of singers, students, scientists, teachers. Very nice line-up of experts and performers, showing the...