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Lynne Jackson
Lynne Jackson is currently in her 38th year as a music educator. She has degrees from the University of Michigan and Vandercook
College of Music. Ms. Jackson serves as an adjunct lecturer in music education at the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern
Methodist University. She also teaches part-time instrumental music classes in the Plano ISD.
In 1995, the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Ms. Jackson a grant to study Mozart in Vienna, Austria and Prague,
Czech Republic. Since that time, Ms. Jackson has traveled extensively throughout Europe, South America and Canada. She has
accompanied students to New York City on three occasions for performances at the famed Carnegie Hall. Lynne has also traveled
and performed with students in London, Paris, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, and Germany.
In 1983, Ms. Jackson was selected as the Richardson ISD Teacher of the Year. She is also a lifetime honorary member of the PTA.
Ms. Jackson’s professional affiliations include Phi Beta Mu, an honorary band director fraternity, Texas Music Educators Association
and the Texas Bandmasters Association. Lynne is widely known throughout Texas as an adjudicator, clinician, and mentor to young
students and teachers. Ms. Jackson is very excited to combine her passions for music, teaching, and travel as a staff member for the
2009 Texas Youth Orchestra & Wind Ensemble tour.





