- Offending The Clueless March 7, 2023
When dealing with anyone who doesn’t know he doesn’t know, it is very easy to be unintentionally insulting. To some extent the person on the receiving end of any information is an easy mark re having their ego bruised. Leading an individual into discovering what they don’t know (which could be the size of the Grand ...
- Spotlight On Somatic Voicework™ Teacher Cate Frazier-Neely March 7, 2023
You’ve had a very successful career as a voice teacher. Can you give us an overview of your work? Over the 38 years since graduate school, I’ve maintained a large private studio alongside other teaching, such as adjunct college faculty positions and as a member of the senior voice/choral faculty at a large community music school. I ...
- The Reluctant Performer March 7, 2023
The entertainment industry. The music business. TV, theater, movies, recordings, the internet, public performances. All of them are venues for performers. Musicians may or may not like the idea that they are in the entertainment industry. They would probably acknowledge they are in the music business. They probably don’t call themselves performers, but, of course, they ...
- Meet the 2021 LoVetri Institute for Somatic Voicework™ Faculty July 1, 2021
Jeannette LoVetri, Founder Jeannette LoVetri is founder and director of The Voice Workshop™, creator of Somatic Voicework™ and creator of the original course for Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy, which for 13 years garnered over 1200 participants from all over the USA and 12 foreign countries.The work is unique, practical and based on voice science, vocal ...
- Happy Holidays, Everyone! December 24, 2019
We are delighted to conclude this year with many wonderful memories of great things that have happened, successes of Somatic Voicework™ teachers everywhere, and the expansion of the work in the international community. Much of this happens through “word-of-mouth” sharing, as we do very little promotion or advertising. That’s such a wonderful thing to know…that ...
- Soul Ingredients® Methodology Course: When Science Meets Soul July 12, 2019
July 26th-28th, 2019 For Somatic Voicework™ Graduates of at least Level II Soul Ingredients®, led by Trineice Robinson-Martin, Ed.D, EdM, MM, is a voice pedagogy method created to nourish both the development of the voice and execution of one’s own soul’s expression through song. The focus of this methodology is to train the voice as an instrument, ...
- Spain Announcement, The LoVetri Institute, Atlas, New Online Course, and more! May 10, 2019
Greetings, fellow singers and teachers! We welcome spring weather here in the USA and we hope that everyone is enjoying the budding of the flowers and trees (although we extend our condolences to those who are sneezing, wheezing and blowing!) Things are developing with Jeanie’s first book, “Notes on Singing.” Dr. Karen Hall, Editor, is working ...
- New Book by Dr. Matthew Hoch July 9, 2018
“So You Want To Sing CCM (Contemporary Commercial Music): A Guide for Performers” compiled by Dr. Matt Hoch, of Auburn University, also published by Rowman & Littlefield. Dr. Hoch is a Somatic Voicework™ graduate. The book presents a compendium of approaches to CCM with an emphasis on vocal technique and function. Somatic Voicework™ is presented ...
- What Is Underneath and Behind Somatic Voicework(tm) The LoVetri Method? May 24, 2018
Somatic Voicework™ seeks to bring the voice, the person, the emotions and the mind together. It seeks to illuminate the path of vocal artistry by conveying objective information about vocal production based on what is currently known and understood in medicine and science. It supports inter-disciplinary exchange. It is an open system. All premises are ...
- Maria Damore demonstrates a variety of vocal styles May 23, 2018
Vocalist Maria Damore demonstrates her ability to sing in a variety of vocal styles in this compilation of Kurt Weill songs from her 2016 concert in Reading, PA. She is accompanied by Lars Potteiger. Song clips include Pirate Jenny, My Ship, Speak Low, Youkali, Lost in the Stars, and, Mack the Knife. Maria has studied Somatic Voicework: ...