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Jeannette LoVetri
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Know Thy Body
Many people work on “physical fitness”. In that world, feeling the pain isn’t uncommon. Pushing the body to go past its natural limits comes with...

Work With What Works
Most of us are taught that when something isn’t working it’s because something is wrong and it needs to be fixed. That’s not a good...

Frightening Instruction
It’s frightening to listen to instruction that has no basis in reality and that rests entirely on ideas that are not grounded in any rational codified system...

“I Don’t Need To Learn Anything Else”
When does learning stop? When do you get to have “all the information you will ever need?” When is your education complete? I think a...

Dysfunctional Training
“Spin the tone more from the top”. “Release the back as you ascend”. “Engage the respiratory muscles before you begin the tone”. “Aim the tone...

Why Study Vocal Function?
What’s vocal function and why study it? In fact, isn’t all singing training functional? Aren’t all singing teachers the same? Maybe not. Depends on what...

“I Am The Greatest”
“I Am The Greatest” worked as a slogan for Mohammed Ali. He actually delivered the goods to back up his claims. There are a few...

Music Ed Blues
We live in a society which doesn’t really value artists until and unless they become very very famous. Then they turn into demigods which is...

Very Good, OK, Not So Good, Bad
I attended a benefit performance at Joe’s Pub last evening. The cause was breast cancer research (a very good cause), the producing group was Broadway World...