Today Alexa is joined by the wonderful Joanne Bozeman who has been a voice teacher for almost 50 years. Joanne is a singer herself and was a faculty member at Lawrence University’s Conservatory of Music in the state of Wisconsin. She is a frequent presenter for organisations such as the BVA, NATS, and PAVA and is a coauthor of Singing Through Change: Women’s Voices in Midlife, Menopause, and Beyond. Joanne is on Singing Teachers Talk to share her expertise on singing through the stages of menopause.
KEY MOMENTS
‘Menopause is not an old age situation, it’s a mid-life one’
‘Some bodies are just more sensitive to oestrogen’
‘Our bodies' responses to hormones are individualistic so it’s not a one size fits all’
‘Sometimes we have to get back to basics and address this tiny trauma’
ABOUT THE GUEST
Joanne Bozeman, co-author of Singing Through Change: Women’s Voices in Midlife, Menopause, and Beyond, has been a voice teacher for nearly 50 years, beginning when she was completing her music training at the University of Arizona. She was a faculty member at Lawrence University’s Conservatory of Music in the state of Wisconsin for 26 years, where she taught singing and a number of voice and music education courses. Along with her teaching career, Joanne was an actively performing soprano, specialising in recital repertoire, oratorio and chamber music.
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