Lynda Maccini Pavloff

Lynda Maccini Pavloff, choral music educator and CMVT, has been teaching grades 5-12 choral and general music in public schools for more than 30 years.  She is the Choral Director at East Bridgewater Junior/Senior High School in East Bridgewater MA since 2015, where she teaches grades 7 & 8 chorus, HS Concert Choir and piano classes.  She is also Director of Music for the district, a position she has held since 2020.  Previously she taught in Walpole, MA and Sharon, MA. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Syracuse University (piano major/voice minor)  and a Master of Science in Music Education from Ithaca College (voice major). In addition to her administrative and teaching responsibilities in EB, she directs two extracurricular groups: Rhythmix, an auditioned vocal jazz choir for grades 9-12, and Armonia, a pop group open to all students in the school. Lynda is very active in many regional music organizations including SEMSBA (Southeastern Massachusetts School Band Association), where she currently holds the position of Vocal Auditions Chair. She is also a member of the National Association for Music Education, American Choral Directors Association, and the Technology Institute for Music Educators. Lynda is widely sought-after as a collaborative pianist and accompanist in southeastern Massachusetts for festivals and musical theatre productions. She has worked with many choral conductors in this capacity over the years, playing for Junior SEMMEA Festival Mixed Choir, as well as Junior and Senior SEMSBA Festival Choirs numerous times. She is a former pianist for Stonehill College Collegiate Chorale. 

Lynda was first introduced to the McClosky technique by Lin Wallin Schuller after she lost her voice completely (temporarily) from a vocal hemorrhage and nodules. She attributes the technique for saving her voice and her teaching career. She uses McClosky daily with her choral students in grades 7-12. She hopes to be able to help other people, but teachers especially, who struggle daily with limitations imposed by large classes, poor acoustics, and students who like to talk.