Gale Odom

About

Dr. Gale J. Odom is Professor Emerita and Former Dean of the Hurley School of Music at Centenary College of Louisiana, where she served as Dean from 1998 to 2018. She holds BM and DMA degrees from the University of North Texas and an MM from Indiana University, all in Vocal Performance. As a regional artist, she sang frequently throughout Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas, performing over 30 opera roles including Marie in Daughter of the Regiment, Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos, Micäela in Carmen, and Hanna in The Merry Widow. Her musical theater roles included Johanna in Sweeney Todd and Cinderella in Into the Woods. She appeared as the Church Singer in the motion picture Steel Magnolias. Dr. Odom won Best Actress in the Shreveport Little Theater Bravo Awards in 2016 for Souvenir. She is a former regional governor of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, serves on the Board of the NATS Foundation, and has served as Chair of Region 9 in the National Association of Schools of Music.

Education & Qualifications

DMA in Vocal Performance from University of North Texas, MM in Vocal Performance from Indiana University, BM in Vocal Performance from University of North Texas

Teaching Styles