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Jeannette LoVetri
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Used Car Salesmen
When you go to a used car lot to buy a car, how do you know if the car you are buying is what they...

The Separation of Speech and Song
I had a colleague, long gone from this world, who deplored the use of the terms “the singing voice” and “the speaking voice”. Many times...

Value Judgements
By definition, a teacher evaluates a student’s progress in any given subject as part of the process of learning and assimilating new information. That evaluation...

Boundaries
Many decades ago I worked with a Broadway actress who was cast in a new show as the lead. She had had little vocal training...

Holding Composers Responsible
We don’t hold composers responsible for writing music that is difficult to sing. In fact, we allow them to write music that is frequently ridiculous...

Revamping The Form
A student who goes to college to learn how to become a professional singer must go to a program that offers a degree in vocal...

Deciding Too Soon
I am a believer in leaving things alone and letting them develop on their own wherever possible. I don’t think that singing teachers should decide...

Yet Another World-Class Laryngologist
Dr. Perry Santos graciously gave an excellent 90-minute presentation on vocal health at our just completed Level I Somatic Voicework™ training at the University of...

Standards, Evaluation and Consensus
It is very hard to create standards when no one is willing to make them. Without an organizing body taking charge of such a task,...