Clinics with MasterClass Faculty
American Classic is providing one-time clinics for high school varsity bands, choirs, and orchestras in select locations!
Lynne Gackle
Lynne Gackle is Professor Emeritus of Music at Baylor University where she served as the Director of Choral Activities and Chair of the Ensemble Division. Dr. Gackle previously taught at the University of South Florida, the University of Mississippi, and the University of Miami (FL).
Lynne is an active choral clinician/conductor, nationally and internationally. She has held various positions within the American Choral Directors Association, including National President, President, Southern Region, President, ACDA-Florida, and was VP of College/Community Choirs for TCDA.
Gackle is the editor of Choral Artistry for the Singer (Walton Music) and the Lynne Gackle Choral Series (Colla Voce). Internationally recognized for her research on the female adolescent voice, Lynne is the author of Finding Ophelia’s Voice, Opening Ophelia’s Heart. She is a contributing author for other books published by GIA, Oxford, Hal Leonard/McGraw Hill including the Oxford Handbook for Singing (2019), and Choral Reflections: Insights from American Choral Conductor/Teachers (2022).
Gackle was awarded ACDA-FL’s Wayne Hugoboom Distinguished Service Award, Baylor’s Outstanding Faculty Award in Research (2012), the Texas Choir Masters Award (2021), the MacPherson Prize (2023) and most recently, the 2023 Frost Centennial Medal from the University of Miami. She holds memberships in ACDA, TMEA, TCDA, and NATS.