I’m Joanna Cazden: a voice teacher, licensed speech therapist, and vocal wellness advocate certified by the Performing Arts Medicine Association. I offer holistic training and rehabilitation for singing and speech. That means: I’m here to treat, tweak, and troubleshoot your vocal concerns, as a performing artist or in everyday life.
I work with people whose voices are healthy and who want to improve their technique, and also with people who are struggling or have a diagnosed vocal injury. I worked for 18 years at a voice rehabilitation clinic, treating about 2500 people from all walks of life and all severities of problems; and I’ve been a performer and vocal arts teacher for far longer than that. I can’t say I’ve “heard it all” because every voice is unique and I haven’t yet heard YOU! But I’ve probably worked with someone like you. Whether your voice isn’t serving what you need it to do, or you’re an experienced vocalist seeking a fresh vocal tuneup, I’ll get acquainted with your voice, customize a training program, and explain it clearly.
So let me know what’s going on with your voice, and how I can help.
Joanna Cazden is one of the premier vocal trainers for professional voice users.
—Kay Meyer, Voice and Speech Consultant
I’ve been doing this work for about 30 years. I’m also a lifelong singer-songwriter-musician, with training in theater arts and many body-mind modalities. An eclectic background means that I don’t believe in one solution for everyone. Instead, my goals are to understand your needs, customize exercises and other suggestions for your voice, explain things in simple terms, and generally to work with you to create the best possible sound, stamina, range, and expressiveness.
Having a speech pathologist who is also a singing teacher made a huge difference.
—patient comment in clinic survey
Services
VOCAL ARTS FUNDAMENTALS
Warmup and conditioning for Singing or Speech
Breath: management without mystery
Wellness Education
VOICE REHABILITATION
Overuse and Muscle Tension Disorders
Paresis and Age-Related Weakness
Irritable and Paradoxical Dysfunctions
Chronic Cough
Laryngeal Dystonia Support
SPECIAL HEALING MODALITIES
Laryngeal Massage
Chakra-based Energy Balancing
ThetaHealing for Performance Issues
WORKSHOPS
Everyday Voice Care: Introduction to Vocal Wellness
Conditioning for Older Voices
From Stage Fright to Stage Presence
Acting-Out-the-Larynx: Voice Anatomy for Artists
TRAINING AND CONSULTING