Somatic Voicework ™ The LoVetri Method

An Innovative Pedagogical Approach for Contemporary Vocal Styles

Level I Certification Workshop

October 5th-7th 2012

University of Michigan Vocal Health Center & Department of

Speech Language Pathology Present:

Singing Pedagogy – Vocal Arts Medicine- Speech Pathology- Body Work

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Why is this course unique? Somatic Voicework™ The LoVetri Method presupposes that healthy singing is based on free and full use of the vocal mechanism in partnership with the body. It promotes self-knowledge, musical intuition and the artistic uniqueness of each person and voice. Instruction is geared toward function and anchored in the various Contemporary Commercial Music styles. Annette Masson, guest faculty and Professor of Theater from University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance, will lead a morning session of movement and Dr. Norman Hogikyan, Otolaryngologist, of the University's Medical Center, will present a lecture on vocal health and science, creating a truly unique multi-disciplinary experience for participants. This expanded course is presented at a world-class medical institution for the first time and now offers 1.8 estimated CEU's for Speech Language Pathologists. Please contact Marci Rosenberg for details. See below-Pending final ASHA approval.

About Somatic Voicework ™ The LoVetri Method

Receive your Level I Somatic Voicework ™ Certification

Somatic Voicework™ is Jeannette LoVetri's body-based system of training for Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM). It has its roots in the 250-year-old traditions of classical singing, but incorporates techniques from many other disciplines including Speech Language Pathology, acting, movement, and yoga. It draws upon ideas taken from body awareness disciplines such as Alexander Technique© and Feldenkrais© and from over 40 years of teaching singing to a wide variety of vocalists at all levels. LoVetri's method represents a culmination of years of collaboration with voice scientists, speech pathologists and medical doctors and of her own diverse experience singing in classical, music theater, jazz and other styles throughout her life.

Somatic Voicework™ 2010 participants

Level I Certification is for anyone who currently desires to work with CCM vocal styles. The course will present an organized pedagogical approach based on vocal function and the principals of voice science and vocal health. It is designed to educate the eyes and ears of voice professionals about the healthy use of the voice in any CCM style. Through live and recorded examples, and through breakout sessions lead by the faculty, participants will be guided to enhance perception, sharpen aural discrimination and increase accuracy of the early identification of technical voice production problems that could subsequently lead, if left uncorrected, to vocal health issues. Further training is offered in Level II and III, currently only available at other nationally recognized universities.

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“Jeanie LoVetri has created a systematic approach to assessment and training the CCM voice. SVW ™ provides the novice teacher, singer and voice expert a means to transition a crossover singer into a new style, or build upon technique of an established CCM performer. Her compassion in approaching each vocal instrument puts singers at ease and encourages them to progress through all levels of training. Jeanie’s three-level course will expand your breadth of knowledge of the CCM voice both by teaching you to trouble shoot common technical problems, and by including anatomy, physiology and acoustics of the vocal mechanism. She is one of those teachers who is able to get the best out of you even when you doubt your own skills.

Dr. Wendy LeBorgne, Voice Pathologist, Singing Voice Specialist

Friday,  October  5th        5:00-­‐5:30   Registration    5:30-­‐9:00   Jeanie  Intro       Musical  Theatre  History-­‐       Rock/Pop  History-­‐         Saturday,    October  6th  9:00-­‐                                                    Body  work-­‐Prof.  Masson  9:30-­‐10:30   Lecture:  Jeanie  LoVetr-­‐Where  

are  Passagg?i    10:30-­‐11:00   Lecture:Norman  Hogikyan,  MD  11:00-­‐12:00   Breakout  Sessions      12:00-­‐12:30   Movement    12:30-­‐2:00   Lunch    2:00-­‐3:00   Lecture:  Jeanie  LoVetri      3:00-­‐6:00   Breakout  sessions  7:30-­‐9:30     Reception  &    Student/Faculty  Recital  

Place  TBA  

Sunday,  October  7th  9:00-­‐9:30   Bodywork:  Prof.  Masson  9:30-­‐12:30   Lecture:  Jeanie  LoVetri    12:30-­‐2:00   Lunch    2:00-­‐3:30   Lecture:  Jeanie  LoVetri      3:30-­‐4:30   Breakout  Sessions    4:30-­‐6:00   Lecture:  Jeanie  LoVetri    6:00-­‐6:30   Certificate  Ceremony      

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For more information contact: Marci Rosenberg marcied@umich.edu or visit The Vocal Health Center website http://www.med.umich.edu/oto/vocalhealthcenter/ Jeannette LoVetri website http://www.thevoiceworkshop.com

Somatic Voicework™ Registration Form

I will be attending for:

Level I Certification

Conference Only SVW Teacher Volunteer

Level I Review- (for SVW cert. teachers) Participants must attend all courses to receive Level I SVW™ certification for SVW certified teachers

Last Name______________________________ First Name______________________________ Home Address___________________________ City______________________ State_________ Province/Zip_______________Country_______ e-mail__________________________________ Home Phone ____________________________ Work Phone ____________________________ Mobile Phone___________________________

Level I Certification (320.00) $________ Conference Only (275.00) $________ Level I Review (75.00) $________ CEU ($40 speech pathologists only) $________ Application Fee (25.00) $________ Total $_________ Please make check payable to Robert Doyle Mail this form with payment to: Robert Doyle 9950 Ozga St Romulus, MI 48174

This course is offered for 1.8 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area). Pending final ASHA approval

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Faculty

Jeannette LoVetri, Artist-in-Residence, creator of Somatic Voicework™ The LoVetri Method, is a recognized expert on Contemporary Commercial Music, a term she created in 2000 that is now used worldwide as a replacement for "non-classical". Teaching since 1971, Ms. LoVetri is the subject of several voice science articles and author of many more in both voice science research and pedagogy. She has Grammy© winners and Tony© nominees in her New York City Studio, The Voice Workshop, and has worked as a

consultant for several of NYC's hospitals, re-training voices. She has been Singing Specialist with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus for 20 years and has lectured and taught throughout the USA and the world including Sao Paulo, Rio, Sydney, Perth, London, Copenhagen, Berlin, Hamberg, and Stockholm. She was appointed lecturer in 2008 at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia by Dr. Robert T. Sataloff and has also lectured at Teachers College Columbia University and is the recipient of the Van Lawrence Fellowship given by NATS and The Voice Foundation, where she is also on the advisory board. She taught at both Steinhardt and Tisch at NYU for over 10 years and is currently also guest faculty at Shenandoah Conservatory, The University of Central Oklahoma and The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. www.thevoiceworkshop.com

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Marci Daniels Rosenberg, MS CCC- Rosenberg is a singer, and a speech language pathologist/research investigator in The University of Michigan Departments of Speech Language Pathology and Otolaryngology. After completing two undergraduate degrees first in classical voice performance and then in speech language pathology, she completed a research fellowship in the Voice and Speech Lab at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Before completing her Master’s degree in speech pathology. A Voice and Singing Specialist at The University of Michigan Vocal Health Center, Ms. Rosenberg works clinically to rehabilitate injured voices. She recently co-chaired “Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation of the Performance Voice” an international voice conference in 2010. She actively lectures and performs many vocal styles and is Level III certified in Somatic Voicework™.

Faculty

Robert Doyle- Doyle is an active performer, director and teacher of Somatic Voicework™ The LoVetri Method, having begun his studies with Ms. LoVetri in the very first SVW™ Summer Institute. Mr. Doyle received his Bachelors in vocal performance from Michigan State and his Masters of Music from The University of Texas at Austin. He serves on the Voice Faculty at Albion College and is the Director of Choral Activities and Theatre at Edsel Ford High School in Dearborn, Michigan. His extremely diverse clientele range from cognitively and physically impaired students, high school and college singers, to performers in musical theatre, opera, and Grammy® nominated recording artists. Doyle coordinated the first of the SVW ™ satellite locations in Michigan, and continues to present SVW ™ sessions regionally. He served from 2005-2010 as the Governor of the Michigan District of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Mr. Doyle continues to perform in both classical and CCM styles throughout Michigan.

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Norman Hogikyan, MD- Dr. Hogikyan is a professor Otolaryngology and professor of Music. He joined the faculty of the U-M Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Surgery in 1995, and serves as chief of the Division of Laryngology, Rhinology and General Otolaryngology. He was appointed to the School of Music, Theater and Dance faculty, Division of Vocal Arts, in 1999.

Dr. Hogikyan is a nationally recognized authority in the diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders. He has published dozens of manuscripts and book chapters in this field, has served on the Speech, Voice and Swallowing Disorders Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and on the editorial review board of major otolaryngology and voice-related journals. He has been the director of the Vocal Health Center since its establishment in 1996.

Annette Masson is a singer, actress, director, and musical director who has worked in professional and academic productions across the U.S., Canada, England, and Australia. Professor Masson has taught voice and singing at the American Repertory Theatre, Boston University School of Theater Arts, the Drama Studio London, and has taught

master classes at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth and also in Calgary and in Vancouver. She was associate director at the Drama Studio London USA. She has worked with the Second City Comedy Company in Detroit and the Indiana Repertory Theatre, and has also coached in the fields of business and broadcasting. She was invited to participate in the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain Professional Voice Teachers' Workshop in London and the Roy Hart International Theatre Centre in France.

Ms. Masson's approach to teaching voice is grounded in the Linklater system of voice production, with elements of the Rodenburg, Lessac, Berry, and Roy Hart techniques. Her additional training includes the Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, Yoga, and Tai Chi.

Guest Faculty

Hotel Information

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Conference Location is main hospital on Friday

University Hospital in Taubman Center 1500 East Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (734) 936-4000 Room 2C-108 located 2nd floor Taubman across from gift shop-see link below for specific directions There is paid parking in Taubman Center

http://www2.med.umich.edu/healthcenters/gmaps/medcenter.cfm

University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance E.V. Moore Building 1100 Baits Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2085 http://www.umich.edu/~info/maps.html

Conference Location is on North Campus Sat/Sun