Lyndia Johnson

Style: Pop; Gospel; Rock; Musical Theatre

Title: Associate Professor of Pop Voice/Chair of Popular Voice - USC Thornton

Bio: Lyndia Johnson, known in the Music Industry and singers as “MzLyndia” is not your average vocal coach. From touring with artists to collaborating with producers, MzLyndia has spotlighted the need for vocal artist development in the music industry for 25 years. Her celebrated abilities as a vocal coach and in artist development are highly respected; she has served on the Board of Governors for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and is a vocal consultant and clinician for MusiCares and was one of the original architects of Grammy Camp. Her relationship with the Recording Academy has been a long-recognized and well-respected collaboration. MzLyndia holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Voice and is certified in Vocal Anatomy and Physiology, Vocal Acoustics, Trans Fem/Trans Masc and Non-Binary vocal coaching; Comparative Vocal Pedagogy. Her expertise in “Progressive” CCM Vocal Pedagogy (Contemporary Commercial Music), is a unique combination of years of operatic study (MzLyndia was a well-established opera singer before becoming a vocal coach) singing Gospel Music and influenced by the voices of Aretha Franklin, Etta James, and Mahalia Jackson, she brings to her expertise the best of both worlds; an avid vocal scientist which informs her contemporary musical instructional style and is highly sought after among Pop, R&B, Gospel and Musical Theater vocal artists. Her artists can be heard around the world in Pop, R&B, Gospel, and Musical Theater. In 2018, MzLyndia was invited to serve as Associate Professor of Popular Voice and is currently Chair of the Popular Music Division at the University of Southern California and was the first African American Professor of Voice engaged by the Thornton School of Music.

Voice Type: Mezzo-soprano

Music Styles Taught: Pop; Gospel; Rock; Musical Theatre

Availability: I am currently accepting private students; I am available as a clinician or presenter; I offer lessons in a group environment; I accept students through a college or university program

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