A wonderful time was had by all! Yes, we had a full house in July at Baldwin Wallace University in Ohio during our LoVetri Institute for Somatic Voicework™. Participants from all over the USA and Canada as well as Japan, Brazil, Sweden, Israel, and Australia came together to dig into vocal pedagogy, sing, laugh and eat pizza! Glowing, radiant, smiling faces turned into lots of hugs and friendships for new participants and great reunions from those of past years. Our experts totally blew everyone away with their wealth of knowledge and "hands-on" practical presentations. The special topics lectures on electronic amplification, special needs students, working with choruses, and college preparation for high school students were very popular. New features, such as a master class with local children and teens, and performance coaching for participants with Jeanie, were very well received.  

     The comment that comes up most often while we are at Baldwin Wallace is, "This is an amazing group of people!" Many participants are surprised at the open and light-hearted atmosphere in spite of the science-oriented and practical pedagogical information that is at the heart of all three levels of Somatic Voicework™. People dig into the course books and lectures and support each other in taking the tests. 
(Photographed below: Jeanie LoVetri with Mariana Suzini)
     We continue to grow based mostly on word-of-mouth. People often say, "This is what I have been searching for all of my professional life!" Jeanie considers this to be the highest compliment and one that makes her heart happy. We are well into planning for next summer, so please "save the dates!" We are so excited to welcome everyone to next summer's LoVetri Institute for Somatic Voicework™ from July 18th to 26th, 2020. Registration will open for that in September!  
     Berea, by the way, is a lovely American "small town" and the campus is truly beautiful. It is 5 minutes away from Coe lake, a nature preserve with hiking and biking paths, and is just 30 minutes from downtown Cleveland. It's also close to a number of other historic sites in Ohio, so it's well worth the trip there even for family members. 

     The American Music Theater Workshop in Barcelona! Here is a fantastic chance to see two of the USA's most recognized music theater singing teachers working together in a four-day workshop in Barcelona, Spain from September 1st to 4th, 2019. Mary Saunders-Barton and Jeanie will be presenting individual master classes and a panel for music theater students with the assistance of Joey Bates, who is sponsoring the workshop. Students from all over Spain and Europe will be able to work with Ms. Saunders-Barton and Jeanie and will have an opportunity to ask about Broadway, vocal production, repertoire and other important topics. If you have any friends in Europe, be sure to recommend they attend. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event that they won't want to miss. For more information, click here. 
(Photographed Above: Mary Saunders-Barton)
     Dr. Michelle Latour has invited Jeanie to a conference she is sponsoring in Las Vegas from October 18th to 20th, 2019. It is open to all singers and teachers of singing and will feature talks, master classes on performance and vocal health, and on specific topics of interest to participants. Registration is limited to a small number of participants and places are filling up rapidly. If you are interested, or have colleagues who may be, please contact Dr. Latour immediately by clicking here. For more details, click here. 
     In November, Jeanie LoVetri will be heading to the DC/Baltimore area for a Teacher Training Weekend. On the Friday evening, November 8th she will be offering a free Introduction to Somatic Voicework™ workshop. If you know anyone who would like to register for the workshop, click here. On the Saturday and Sunday, November 9th & 10th, teachers will explore Somatic Voicework™ in depth, to register, click here. On Monday, November 11th, Jeanie will be offering private lessons in the DC/Baltimore area; preference will be given to participants from the weekend workshop, to schedule a private lesson, click here. More details about this exciting weekend are available at the end of this newsletter under the heading, Jeanie LoVetri in DC/Baltimore.
     Plans are finalizing for Jeanie's visit to Brazil, this time to both Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Level I will be offered in Rio and all three Levels will be offered in Sao Paulo. The official dates will be announced in September once they've been finalized but the events will be happening in January!  
      In April, Jeanie is the Keynote Speaker and Master Clinician for the New Zealand Association of Teachers of Singing (NEWZATS). She will be speaking about training for young singers and working with kids and teens in master classes. She will be available for a small number of private lessons when the two-day conference is over. The dates are April 15th to17th, 2020. For further information, please contact Ruth Koroniadis-Armishaw by clicking here.
     Our next Webinar series will begin again in September on Monday evenings from 7:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST. The dates are September 23rd, September 30th, October 7th, and October 14th. The topics being exploring will be Belting Efficiently, Working with Children, Solving Stubborn Technical Problems, and Expanding Range and Stamina. There are more details about the course later on in this newsletter, click here to register.