Jul 21 - 29 2018
LoVetri Institute for Somatic Voicework

LoVetri Institute for Somatic Voicework

Presented by Baldwin Wallace Community Arts School at Baldwin Wallace University

Somatic Voicework™ is a body-based method of vocal pedagogy that incorporates physical awareness, aural acuity, kinesthetic development and vocal freedom. It is supported by voice science, vocal hygiene and medical information. It promotes technical security, stylistic accuracy and personal satisfaction. It honors the wholeness of healthy vocal use and the individuality of every vocal artist. It was developed to address contemporary commercial music but encompasses all styles. Past participants have come from all vocal disciplines and nearly every state as well as 13 foreign countries. Participants have remarked that the work is different, new, unique, powerful, honest and open-hearted.

The three-tiered course of LoVetri’s method, Somatic Voicework™, is comprehensive but accessible to everyone from singers not yet teaching to those with decades of experience. Vocal function is clearly explained, and the exercises presented are designed to empower teachers to create solutions for a wide variety of pedagogical needs. Since 21st-century music continues to diversify, the need to understand vocal function, vocal health and voice science has never been greater, and new tools are needed to supplement those that were used for the past two hundred years. These tools are found in Somatic Voicework™. There is no special jargon, nothing to prepare, and it avoids any direct manipulation of the structures in the throat. It has the honor of having had 12 nationally recognized laryngologists as lecturers and four highly acknowledged speech language pathologists as faculty over the past decade. The training days are filled with information, demonstration and application balanced with camaraderie, networking and social interaction among participants at all levels.

Admission Info

Tuition: $395.00/participant per level.

Limited automatic payment installments are available. It is preferred that participants pay via credit or debit card through the online registration, however checks are accepted. Please call the BW Community Music School office to arrange for this.

Recertification: Any participant who would like to retake a level is offered a discounted rate of $200 on that level. 
Please contact the BW Community Music School office to obtain a discount code for your tuition prior to registering.

Housing and meals are not included in the tuition.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Level 1 – Offered for 2.3 ASHA CEUs (intermediate level, professional area)
Level 2 – Offered for 2.2 ASHA CEUs (intermediate level, professional area)
Level 3 – Offered for 1.95 ASHA CEUs (intermediate level, professional area)

Phone: 4408262365

Dates & Times

2018/07/21 - 2018/07/29

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Daily Schedule

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Location Info

Baldwin Wallace University

275 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017