Zane Šmite
Jāzeps Vītols Latvian academy of Music
About Zane Šmite
Education:
- 2020-2023 – doctoral studies at Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music
- 2018/2019 – Coimbra University (Portugal), course Sciences of the Voice, Speech and Singing.
- 2018 – Jo Estill voice method, level 2,Riga
- 2017 – Jo Estill voice method, level 1,Riga
- 2016 – Jo Estill voice method, level 1, Berlin, Germany
- 2011 – Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Academic Master’s degree in ethnomusicology.
- 2009 – Bachelor’s in education, qualification of music teacher, specialization – vocal teacher;
- 1985 – Latvia Culture College, specialization – Festival and event director.
Present position
since 2020 – voice coach at Latvian Academy of Culture
since 2008 – Traditional singing teacher at Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Musicology Department, Ethnomusicology Class. Theoretical courses of vocal methodology for Classical, Jazz and Vocal pedagogy students.
Publications
-2022-Human voice as instrument In:Skatuves runa un teksta analīze. p 15-22 (Methodological material), Latvijas Kultūras akadēmija
-2020 – Latvian Traditional Recitatives. A Practical Handbook with I. Tihovska and I. Cepurniece
-2020 – Voice colors(Balss krāsas) In:Vietu, lietu un cilvēku stāsti. p207-223. UNESCO Latvian National Comission
Other
Since 1969 has been performing – from children group Dzeguzīte to groups Ilgi, Lidojošais paklājs, Trio Šmite Rancāne Cinkuss etc. As a soloist collaborated with composers E. Ešenvalds (Saules taka, Nordic light etc) and E. Zilberts (chamber music for voice and wind instruments), participated in the theater and dance performances (U.Brikmanis and A. Daniļevičs dance performance No zobena saule lēca, Ko Murobushi and S. Orinska buto show, etc.). Voice coach for theater performances Pilna Māras istabiņa (JRT, 2015), Spēlēju, dancoju (Valmiera Theater Festival, 2016), Suņu ciema nelaimes lācis (Latvijas Nacionālais Theatre, 2023). Member of Latvian Singing Teachers Association (EVTA.LV-LDSA) since 2015, member of Folklore Council of Latvian National Centre for Culture, member of jury of International folklore festival Baltica etc.
Workshops of Latvian traditional singing and vocal technique all around Latvia and abroad for professionals and just interested persons.
2014.-2020. g. organizer of ethno+jazz concert in JVLMA Contemporary Music festical deciBels.
Over 20 cd records. Concerted both in solo and with different groups in Germany, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Switzerland, USA, Canada, Australia, Luxembourg, Belgium, Croatia, Ireland, Uzbekistan, etc.