8-Week Program · Ukrainian Village, Chicago
Eight weekly 50-minute lessons grounded in Somatic Voicework™ — the contemporary method built for pop, R&B, jazz, and musical theater. Build range, control, and a voice that sounds like you, without strain.
8 lessons · 50 min each · weekly cadence · credits valid 1 year from purchase
Not a classical approximation. Not a technically “correct” voice that doesn’t feel like yours. The Bootcamp is built around how your voice actually functions — so you can develop real range, real control, and a voice that lands the way you want it to in the style you actually sing.
The exact path bends to your voice and goals — a musical theater student spends more time on belt and mix work, a contemporary R&B singer more on tone and stylization. But the shape of the program is consistent.
The two physical foundations under everything. How breath actually supports a phrase, what alignment changes about your tone, and how to feel both consistently. By the end of week 2 the voice already starts to sit differently.
Chest, head, and the mix in between — learning to access each cleanly and move between them without breaks or strain. The Somatic Voicework approach to register work is the difference between a high note that feels brave and one that feels easy.
Applying the technique to the music you actually sing. Pop belt and mix, R&B stylization and runs, jazz phrasing and vocal coloring, musical theater belt and legit work — whichever you’re after, we move into it here.
The final two weeks polish one or two songs of your choosing into a real performable arc. You finish the program with a piece you can sing healthily, fully realized in your style — ready for an audition, a session, or just yourself.
Most voice teachers come from a single style — classical, or musical theater, or pop. Nick teaches across all of them through Somatic Voicework™ (The LoVetri Method) — the contemporary voice method designed specifically for non-classical styles. He’s certified through Levels I, II, and III.
What that means in a lesson: technique that works for the music you actually want to sing, taught by someone who’s also a working performer in those styles. Healthy voice, real range, no compromise on the sound that’s yours.
In-person students work in a studio set up for serious vocal work: a real piano for accompaniment, recording capability for when something is worth keeping. More about the studio →
“Nicholas was my daughter’s voice teacher… For her, this meant audition preparation for musical theatre and choir, but also allowing her to celebrate her love of Taylor Swift. He’s very perceptive at quickly getting to know a student as a unique individual.”
It’s a contemporary voice method developed by Jeannette LoVetri specifically for non-classical singing — pop, R&B, jazz, musical theater. The core idea: train the voice the way it actually functions for the music you actually sing, instead of imposing classical technique that doesn’t fit. It’s the method behind a lot of healthy contemporary singing.
No. Beginners are welcome — the Bootcamp builds the foundation. If you sing in the shower and want to actually do something with it, this is where you start. If you’ve been singing seriously for years and want to refine technique, the Bootcamp meets you at your level too.
Yes — weeks 1–4 build the technical foundation that works across all of them. Weeks 5–6 specialize into your specific style. If you want to bounce between styles within the eight weeks, that works too. The technique transfers.
Both work well for voice. In-person means real piano accompaniment in the room and the most accurate sound you’ll get on tone work. Online means convenience and the ability to sing in your own space. Same rate, same lesson, same teacher.
It’s a strong start. Eight weeks can’t fully replace ongoing audition prep that goes for months, but it can absolutely build the technique foundation and polish 1–2 audition cuts. Most audition-prep students roll from the Bootcamp into a Semester Pack to keep going through audition season.
Reschedule with 24 hours notice and your lesson moves. Pack credits are valid 1 year from purchase — the buffer’s built in. Voice work especially benefits from consistency, but life happens and the system handles it.
The studio specializes in contemporary technique. If your primary goal is opera or classical concert performance, you’d be better served by a teacher whose practice is built around that. Somatic Voicework is healthy for any voice, but the music we work on is contemporary.