Jeannette LoVetri

We have discussed functional training here previously. It’s a new subject in the world of voice, however, so it deserves a bit more time. In...

Did you know that most voice science research is conducted on college students and sometimes college faculty? Did you know that most of these people...

Anyone who knows my work knows that I have great affection and respect for the old “song and dance man” kind of performer whose roots...

So, what, exactly, is a fully functional voice? A fully functional voice covers approximately two octaves of range. (It can be more but it shouldn’t...

Yes, I know, life is and always has been unfair. I never liked that, I still don’t. It makes no difference. Life will always be...

What does one do when listening to a student sing and the student is in a master’s degree program at a university and sounds absolutely...

The only kind of sound that is not “correct” is one that is very squeezed, tight, caught, swallowed, muffled, held, or constricted. Guess what? That...

When I was studying singing with my last (and my eighth) teacher, he told me “not to do anything” in my throat, just let go...

You cannot do it all. You cannot be an excellent high belter, a fabulous classical soprano, a great Broadway singer, a star cabaret performer, a...

Free singing is the opposite of manipulation. Anyone who teaches you to move your larynx on purpose is teaching you to manipulate your throat. No...