An Audience with Joanna Cazden

Joanna Cazden

Joanna Cazden, MFA, MS-CCC is a licensed speech pathologist, singer-songwriter, and educator in Los Angeles, CA (USA), known as an advocate for preventive wellness and for improved understanding among the vocal arts and sciences. She authored one of the first websites to emphasize preventive vocal health information (2002), and her book Everyday Voice Care: The Lifestyle Guide for Singers and Talkers (2012) is widely used in university vocal performance and pedagogy programs. She has also written for the Journal of Voice, Voice and Speech Review, Onstage, FolkWorks, and Whole Life Times. A lifelong musician, Joanna earned an MFA in theatre and she holds certifications in Performing Arts Medicine, Fitzmaurice Voicework, and Advanced ThetaHealing. She recently retired from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s outpatient services after 18 years as senior voice clinician, but continues a private practice as well as ongoing music, writing, and consulting projects. Her youtube channel, containing lectures and music clips, including her recent song “COVID-19 Hard Times Come Again No More.”