Joan Wall

Who is Joan Wall?

Joan Boyd Wall is a retired American operatic mezzo-soprano, voice teacher, and author on the art of singing. In 1957 she was a finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She was a principal performer at the Metropolitan Opera, and the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and in Amsterdam, Boston, Philadelphia, Fort Worth and other US cities. Wall was the coordinator of vocal studies at Texas Woman's University for many years. She was appointed Professor Emerita in 2008 following a teaching career of 44 years at TWU.

Wall is the author of International Phonetic Alphabet for Singers: A manual for English and foreign language diction; a text which is widely used as a university/music conservatory textbook in the United States. She has co-authored several books on singing, including Anyone Can Sing: How to become the singer you always wanted, Mastering the Fundamentals: Excellence in Singing: Multilevel Learning, Multilevel Teaching, and Managing Vocal Health: Teaching and learning vocal health.