Special Guests
Dr. Gwen Korovin, Level III
Dr. Gwen Korovin, otolaryngologist, maintains a busy private practice in New York City, where she treats some of the world's most well-known performers. She is clinical assistant professor of otolaryngology at New York University School of Medicine; adjunct faculty in the master of fine arts program at the New School of Social Research; and a consultant at the Ames Vocal Dynamics Laboratory of Lenox Hill Hospital, all in New York City. She serves on the board of directors and scientific advisory board of the Voice Foundation and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Voice in Philadelphia. Dr. Korovin has appeared on television as an expert on vocal health and is an author of numerous articles and research papers on the voice and voice medicine. She is in frequent demand as a speaker and presenter at conferences and symposia worldwide. She has served as chair of the New York County Medical Society's Committee of Continuing Medical Education and Credentialing and was chair of the Women's Medical Association of New York Speaker's Bureau. Most recently she co-edited the definitive reference textbook "Diagnosis and Treatment of Voice Disorders," which serves professionals in the fields of voice science and singing.
Robert Marks, Level III
Robert Marks, a vocal coach, conductor, arranger, pianist, lecturer and vocal educator, holds a degree in speech pathology and has taught at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, in the professional development program for the New York Singing Teachers' Association and at Belmont University in Nashville as a special guest artist for their summer program. For more than 30 years, he has maintained a busy private studio in New York City working with many children and young adults from Broadway, including many of the leads in the shows currently running, as well as with performers from cabaret and pop music. He is in demand as an arranger and conductor, as a music director of cabaret performances, and as an expert in helping performers present themselves to their best advantage in auditions and on stages throughout the U.S. Marks is regarded by many as "the best of the best." He is known for having an encyclopedic knowledge of theatrical song from all eras and is legendary in his ability to draw out each performer's unique star quality.
Dr. Wendy LeBorgne, Post-Certification
Dr. Wendy LeBorgne, voice pathologist and singing voice specialist, is director of the Blaine Block Institute for Voice Analysis and Rehabilitation; the Professional Voice Center of Greater Cincinnati; and is faculty at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in their musical theater division. Dr. LeBorgne holds a bachelor of fine arts in musical theatre from Shenandoah University and master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Cincinnati in communication sciences and disorders with a specialty in voice disorders. Her research has focused primarily on the area of the Broadway "belt" voice with multiple publications. She is a contributing author to the book "Voice Therapy: Clinical Studies Providing a Case Study on Vocal Intervention with the Touring Broadway Actor" as well as providing an interview chapter in "Singing in Musical Theater." As a voice pathologist and singing voice specialist, LeBorgne provides evaluations and therapy for singers and actors in the Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Broadway Series, Dayton Opera, Dayton Broadway Series, Wright State University and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Dr. LeBorgne actively presents nationally and internationally on the professional voice.
Ronald H. High, Post-Certification
Ronald
H. High, a native Texan, received a B. M., cum laude, from the University
of North Texas; a M. M. from Arizona State University; and a D. M. A.
from the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign. He has done additional
study at the Music Academy of the West, the Blossom Music Festival, the
American and Sherwood conservatories, and other institutions. He has studied
with master teachers and coaches including William Warfield, Madame Sonia
Sharnova, Karl Trump, Norman Gulbrandsen, Martial Singher, Madame Gwendolyn
Koldofsky, John Wustman, and other artists. He has studied voice pedagogy
with Stephen Farish, Wilma Osheim, and Karl Trump. He has incorporated
Somatic Voiceworksm- The LoVetri Method
- in his teaching since 2003 when he first attended the CCM Institute
at the Shenandoah Conservatory. High has been the recipient of several
postdoctoral and faculty development grants. In 2005, he was a Senior
Fulbright Scholar at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover,
Germany. He has presented lecture/ workshops at the British Voice Association
Conference in London (2008) and at the 38th Annual Voice Symposium in
Philadelphia (2009).
As a collaborative pianist, High has performed with William Warfield, Faye Robinson, Gregory Hopkins, Leona Mitchell, Robert Sims, Jo Ann Pickens, Thomas Carey, and the Barrett Sisters Gospel Trio of Chicago. High is an Associate Professor of Music at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. He is in demand as a traditional gospel pianist, organist, and lecturer in African American church music.
"Jeanie's method makes sense. This isn't 'smoke and mirrors'-these are straight forward, function-based exercises that work. The students get out of their heads and into their body, the frustration disappears, and the voice flows freely. Who could ask for anything more?"
-Matthew Edwards
Voice Faculty
SUNY Cortland
Cortland, New York