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Holistic Voice Rehabilitation
Specialization
- Clinician
Specialization
- Group Coaching/Workshops
Specialization
- Licensed Speech/Language Pathologist
Specialization
- Singing
Joanna Cazden
836 N California St
Burbank, CA 91505-2919
8188456654
joanna.cazden@gmail.com
http://www.joannacazden.com
About Business
One-to-one services include voice rehabilitation (with medical clearance/ diagnosis); laryngeal massage; fundamentals of healthy technique and warm up for all genres or performance; restorative energy healing. Specialty work with aging voices. Group workshops by arrangement; consulting for voice teachers and early-career voice clinicians.
Additional Information
Preferred Name
Joanna
Correct Pronouns
she/her
Bio
Voice coach, vocal wellness specialist, singer, energy healer, educator. www.joannacazden.com
Primary Professional Affiliation
Holistic Voice Rehabilitation/The Voice of Your Life, Santa Cruz CA
Primary Affiliation Title
Vocal Health Specialist and Educator
Degrees
MS Communication Disorders and Sciences, California State University Northridge 1992; MFA Acting, CalArts 1982; BA Drama/Acting and Directing, University of Washington 1973.
Training & Certifications
Performing Arts Medicine Association; Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework; Walt Fritz’s seminars in laryngeal-region massage; Advanced ThetaHealing and Reiki III. Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, 1994, with ongoing continuing education as required.
Areas of Specialization
1:1 Coaching
Clinician
Group Coaching/Workshops
Licensed SLP
Open to Mentoring a VASTA member
Pedagogy
Singing
Professional Organizations
VASTA
ASHA
PAMA
The Voice Foundation
NATS
Selected Work Experience
Lecturer to Fitzmaurice Institute; other pedagogy programs in USA and UK. Senior voice clinician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles 2001-2020; clinical instructor California State University Northridge 1992-2001. Professional singer and musician with six solo albums, appearances at major folk and feminist-music festivals, and ongoing music projects; founding Director of Sholem Community Chorus, Los Angeles (1988-2021).
Selected Publications
"Revising Authenticity: Case Studies of Media Actors in Voice Therapy" (Voice and Speech Review 2022.)
"My Journey to Here," personal memoir. (Voice and Speech Review 2021)
"Stalking the Calm Buzz: how the polyvagal theory links stage presence, mammal evolution, and the root of the vocal nerve" (Voice and Speech Review, 2017), recipient of Dudley Knight Award for Vocal Scholarship.
"Screaming for Attention: The Vocal Demands of Actors in Video Games" (Journal of Voice guest editorial 2017.)
"Everyday Voice Care: The Lifestyle Guide for Singers and Talkers" ( Hal Leonard Books 2012.)
Numerous columns on vocal health and technique in Onstage, Folkworks, Electronic Musician, Whole Life Times.
How do you describe your career stage?
Late Career
Areas of Regular Work
Clinical/Speech Language Pathology
Private Coaching
Other (please specify in the "comment" box below)
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