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WHO: A total of 219 music teachers from 204 cities have been announced as quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award™ presented by the Recording Academy® and GRAMMY Museum®. In addition to our quarterfinalists, 189 legacy applicants from 2021 will also be eligible to win the award this year.
QUARTERFINALISTS
| Name | School | City | State | |
| Adrian Jermaine Adams | Richland Northeast High School | Columbia | South Carolina | |
| Shirene Agahi-Patterson | Denver South High School | Denver | Colorado | |
| John Aguilar | Robert Eagle Staff Middle School | Seattle | Washington | |
| James Allder | Greenbrier East High School | Caldwell | West Virginia | |
| David Allinder | Shades Valley High School | Helena | Alabama | |
| DJ Alstadt | Naperville Central High School | Naperville | Illinois | |
| Corey Ames | Deer Path Middle School | Grayslake | Illinois | |
| Kathryn Ananda-Owens | St. Olaf College | Northfield | Minnesota | |
| Bonnie Anderson | Miller’s Point Elementary School | Converse | Texas | |
| Jeanne Andrews | Pauline Petway Elementary School | Sewell | New Jersey | |
| Justin Antos | Dwight D. Eisenhower High School | Frankfort | Illinois | |
| Tristianne Asbury | Capitol Hill High School | Norman | Oklahoma | |
| Robert Athayde | Stanley Middle School | Orinda | California | |
| Michelle Bade | West View Elementary | Muncie | Indiana | |
| Tim Baird | Ellicott school district 22 | Fountain | Colorado | |
| Wade Baker | Olney Central College | Vincennes | Indiana | |
| Andrew Bennett | Fredonia High School | Fredonia | New York | |
| Gregory Bennett | Middletown High School | Middletown | New York | |
| Brandon Benson | J. U. Blacksher | Monroeville | Alabama | |
| Gary Bernice | Springfield High School of Science and Technology | Springfield | Massachusetts | |
| Robert Bertke | St. Francis School | Louisville | Kentucky | |
| Monica Bertrand | St. Charles East High School | Geneva | Illinois | |
| Justin Binek | Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City | Kansas | |
| Stephen Blanco | Las Vegas High School | Las Vegas | Nevada | |
| Michael Blostein | Averill Park High School | East Greenbush | New York | |
| Sarah Boline | Dennis Lab School | Decatur | Illinois | |
| Adrain Bonner | Lancaster High School | Lancaster | Texas | |
| Brittany Booth | Person High School | Roxboro | North Carolina | |
| Darrell Boston | Loretto High School | Loretto | Tennessee | |
| Cherie Bowe | Pascagoula High School | Gautier | Mississippi | |
| Andrew Bowerly | Tenino High School | Tenino | Washington | |
| Joshua Boyd | Newnan High School | Newnan | Georgia | |
| Nathaniel Boyd | George Wythe High School | Highland Springs | Virginia | |
| Jonathan Boysen | Eastside Catholic School | Sammamish | Washington | |
| Darcy Brandenburg | Davies High School | West Fargo | North Dakota | |
| Gwendolyn Brazier | Barnette Magnet School | Fairbanks | Alaska | |
| Sedalia Brown | Christel House Academy South | Indianapolis | Indiana | |
| Matthew Brusseau | East Lincoln High School | Lincolnton | North Carolina | |
| Shantavia Burchette | East Side High School | Summit | New Jersey | |
| Ben Burge | Jones College | Hattiesburg | Mississippi | |
| Chris Burkhart | Cape Henlopen High School | Milton | Delaware | |
| Teresa Cameron | Eastside Elementary School | Lake City | Florida | |
| Jessica Campbell | Legacy Traditional School, NW Tucson | Tucson | Arizona | |
| Jennifer Canales | Weeksville Elementary School | Elizabeth City | North Carolina | |
| Helen Capehart | Bridgeport Middle School | Bridgeport | Texas | |
| Marcos Carreras | Springfield Conservatory of the Arts | Springfield | Massachusetts | |
| Kevin Carroll | Waubonsie Valley High School | Aurora | Illinois | |
| Josh Chapel | Deerfield Windsor School | Albany | Georgia | |
| Michalee Christy | Mercer High School | Mercer | Pennsylvania | |
| Christopher Clark | Mt. Everett High School | Lee | Massachusetts | |
| Michael Coelho | Ipswich High School | Newburyport | Massachusetts | |
| Kyle Cook | Western Branch Middle School | Portsmouth | Virginia | |
| JD Cooney | Mayville High School | Sun Prairie | Wisconsin | |
| Stephen Cox | Eastland High School | Eastland | Texas | |
| Cory Joy Craig | Benton Intermediate School | Shreveport | Louisiana | |
| Kessler Cuffman | Howard Connect Academy | Chattanooga | Tennessee | |
| Christine Cumberledge | Central Junior High School | Euless | Texas | |
| Nicole Davidson | Susan E. Wiley Elementary | Copiague | New York | |
| Beth Davies | Franklin Middle School | Cedar Rapids | Iowa | |
| David Davis | Clear Springs Elementary | Minnetonka | Minnesota | |
| David DePriest | MCGavock High School | Nashville | Tennessee | |
| Robert DeSantis | Millville Senior High School | Millville | New Jersey | |
| Shelby Dickey | Gorzycki Middle School | Austin | Texas | |
| Thomas DiNuoscio | Northeastern High School | Fairborn | Ohio | |
| Heather Dipasquale | Todd County Middle School | Elkton | Kentucky | |
| Doris Doyon | Norwalk High School | Long Beach | California | |
| John Drechen | Lower Cape May Regional High School | North Cape May | New Jersey | |
| Dwayne DuBose | Burke County High School | Waynesboro | Georgia | |
| Dale Duncan | Henderson Middle School | Atlanta | Georgia | |
| Jody Dunn | Crestview High School | Crestview | Florida | |
| Brandon Elliott | Moorpark College | Moorpark | California | |
| Kyle Engelhardt | Cedar Falls High School | Cedar Falls | Iowa | |
| Edward Ercilla | Doral Academy Preparatory | Miami | Florida | |
| Kevin Erickson | J. Frank Dobie High School | Houston | Texas | |
| Cuauhtemoc Escobedo | Eckstein Middle School | Seattle | Washington | |
| Wayne Fanning | Niu Valley Middle School | Honolulu | Hawaii | |
| Jordan Ford | Norwood Elementary School | Birmingham | Alabama | |
| Nicholas Gaudette | Edina High School | Minneapolis | Minnesota | |
| Julie Gentry | Westover Hills elementary | Midlothian | Virginia | |
| Andrew Gibb-Clark | Highland High School | St. Peter’s | Missouri | |
| Christian Giddings | Deering High School | Portland | Maine | |
| Jason Gillette | Brookfield Central HS | Brookfield | Wisconsin | |
| Chris Gleason | Patrick Marsh Middle School | Sun Prairie | Wisconsin | |
| Ryan Gonzales | James Monroe High School | Sylmar | California | |
| Vivian Gonzalez | Miami Arts Studio 6-12 @ Zelda Glazer | Miami | Florida | |
| David Grant | Manor New Tech Middle School | Austin | Texas | |
| Robert Green | Lakeland High School | Highland | Michigan | |
| Keith Griffis | Walter L. Sickles High School | Tampa | Florida | |
| Shanti Mae Gruber | Glenwood Springs High School | Glenwood Springs | Colorado | |
| Sarah Gulish | Lower Moreland High School | Huntingdon Valley | Pennsylvania | |
| Melissa Gustafson-Hinds | O’Fallon Township High School | O’Fallon | Illinois | |
| Mike Guzman | Hewitt-Trussville High School | Trussville | Alabama | |
| Matthew Hammond | Lawrence County High School | Louisa | Kentucky | |
| Hamilton Hayes | Barnesville School of Arts and Sciences | Barnesville | Maryland | |
| Lynn Herbel | Moore High School | Moore | Oklahoma | |
| Elizabeth Hering | Churchill High School | Livonia | Michigan | |
| Spencer Hile | McHenry Community High School | Oakwood Hills | Illinois | |
| Montgomery Hill | Marion High School | Marion | Arkansas | |
| Billy Hochkeppel | Southside High School | Youngsville | Louisiana | |
| Jerell Horton | Vestavia Hills High School | Vestavia Hills | Alabama | |
| Michael Huebner | Kennesaw Mountain High School | Kennesaw | Georgia | |
| Gene Hundley | Swainsboro Middle School | Swainsboro | Georgia | |
| Bobby Jenks | Capital High School | Hurricane | West Virginia | |
| Jennifer Jimenez | South Miami Sr. High School of the Arts | Miami | Florida | |
| Luke Johnson | Victoria Elementary School | Victoria | Kansas | |
| Natalie Kerr | Bloomfield High School | Rochelle Park | New Jersey | |
| Robin King | Fountain International Magnet School | Pueblo | Colorado | |
| Scott Krijnen | Castillero Middle School | San Jose | California | |
| Marissa Kyser | Spokane R-VII High School | Nixa | Missouri | |
| John Landers | Lakenheath High School | APO | U.S. Armed Forces – Europe | |
| Jacqueline Langley | Haverford Middle School | Havertown | Pennsylvania | |
| Megan LaRose | Mount Abraham Union High School | Bristol | Vermont | |
| Brandon Larsen | Herriman High School | Herriman | Utah | |
| Derek Larson | St. Regis School | St. Regis | Montana | |
| Matt Leder | Gadsden State Community College | Rainbow City | Alabama | |
| Monica Leimer | DeLand High School | DeLand | Florida | |
| Michael Leone | Gardner South Wilmington High School | Spring Valley | Illinois | |
| Derek Limback | John F. Hodge High School | Rolla | Missouri | |
| Michael Linert | Westminster High School | Westminster | Colorado | |
| Kevin Longwill | Copper Beech Elementary School | Abington | Pennsylvania | |
| Wes Lowe | The King’s Academy | West Palm Beach | Florida | |
| Pamela Lowell | Cranston High School East | Cranston | Rhode Island | |
| Matt Martindale | Shelby County High School | Hoover | Alabama | |
| Jesus Martinez | Sam Houston High School | Arlington | Texas | |
| Atsuko Masuyama | Richwoods High School | Peoria | Illinois | |
| Chris Maunu | Arvada West High School | Arvada | Colorado | |
| Emily Maurer | Slidell Junior High | Slidell | Louisiana | |
| Margaret Maurice | Hidden Valley Elementary School | Charlotte | North Carolina | |
| Eric McAllister | Las Vegas Academy of the Arts | Las Vegas | Nevada | |
| Richard McCready | River Hill High School | Columbia | Maryland | |
| Angela McKenna | Classen SAS @ Northeast High School | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | |
| Bob Mecozzi | Amos Alonzo Stagg High School | Western Springs | Illinois | |
| A.J. Merlino | Albright College | Reading | Pennsylvania | |
| Nicole Mihalek | Centre Avenue School | Deer Park | New York | |
| Today Milford | Druid Hills Middle | Tucker | Georgia | |
| Jasper Miranda | Rochelle School | Rochelle | Texas | |
| Amberle Mitchell | Washington HS | Hayward | California | |
| Wanda Mitchell | Hampton High | Hampton | Virginia | |
| Ashleigh Moffit | Gateway Science Academy Middle School | Saint Louis | Missouri | |
| Charles Moorer | McArthur High School | Hollywood | Florida | |
| John Moorer II | Bethune – Bowman Elementary | Orangeburg | South Carolina | |
| Lauren Morabito | Hendrick Hudson High School | Montrose | New York | |
| Alicia Moreno Mulloy | Liberty Middle School | Madison | Alabama | |
| Charles Morgan | Joliet Junior College | Joliet | Illinois | |
| Christopher Nicholas | West Adams Preparatory High School | Los Angeles | California | |
| Trevor Nicholas | Nicholas Senn High School | Chicago | Illinois | |
| Adam Nobile | Big Spring High School | Mechanicsburg | Pennsylvania | |
| Jason Noble | Scarsdale High School | Scarsdale | New York | |
| Amanda Nottingham | William C. Jack | Goodyear | Arizona | |
| Keely Abeln | Parkway South Middle School | Ballwin | Missouri | |
| Laura O’Konski | Liberty High School | Fredericksburg | Virginia | |
| Meredith Olson | Elmwood Elementary School | Chicago | Illinois | |
| Todd Oxford | Texas State University | Austin | Texas | |
| Brian Parrish | Parkway West High School | Ballwin | Missouri | |
| Cale Patton | Dawes Elementary School | Chicago | Illinois | |
| Peter Perry | Richard Montgomery HS | Montgomery Village | Maryland | |
| Jordan Peters | People’s Preparatory Charter School | Newark | New Jersey | |
| Robert Pettigrew | Westside High School | Anderson | South Carolina | |
| Daniel Philpott-Jones | Mohonasen High School | Schenectady | New York | |
| Brendan Pitts | Berrien High School | Nashville | Georgia | |
| Zachary Pitt-Smith | Edna Brewer Middle School | Oakland | California | |
| Courtney Powers | South Philadelphia High School | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | |
| Ær Queen | Braddock Elementary School | Fairfax | Virginia | |
| Michael Rais | Frost Middle School | Livonia | Michigan | |
| Marc Ratner | Mineola High School | Mineola | New York | |
| Christopher Redd | Dover High School | Dover | Ohio | |
| Stanley Renda | Ogden High School | Ogden | Utah | |
| Kathleen Riser | Scott Central Attendance Center | Forest | Mississippi | |
| Raymond Roberts | Milwaukee High School of the Arts | West Allis | Wisconsin | |
| Bethany Robinson | Noblesville High School | Noblesville | Indiana | |
| Marcos Rodriguez | Avant Garde Academy of Broward | Pembroke Pines | Florida | |
| Yael Rothfeld | Thurston Elementary School | Ann Arbor | Michigan | |
| Edgar Rubio | Silver Trail Middle | Pembroke Pines | Florida | |
| Sarah Ruff | Arthur and Polly Mays 6-12 Conservatory of the Arts | Homestead | Florida | |
| Elizabeth Savage | Colquitt County High School | Moultrie | Georgia | |
| Jason Schayot | Berkner High School | Richardson | Texas | |
| Caitlin Schmidt | JL Long Middle School | Mesquite | Texas | |
| Kati Seiter | Oregon Middle School | Oregon | Wisconsin | |
| Matthew Shephard | Meridian Early College High School | Coleman | Michigan | |
| Dustin Shrum | Central Visual and Performing Arts High School | St. Louis | Missouri | |
| Shawn Silva | Oñate High School | Las Cruces | New Mexico | |
| Michele Slone | Urbana Elementary and Jr. High School | Urbana | Ohio | |
| Andrew Smigielski | Forrest County Agricultural High School | Hattiesburg | Mississippi | |
| Derek Smith | Hickory Ridge Middle School | Harrisburg | North Carolina | |
| Patrick Smith | Cooperative Arts & Humanities Magnet High School | New Haven | Connecticut | |
| Michael Francis Smith | Bourne Intermediate School | Bourne | Massachusetts | |
| Michael Steele | Lake Orion High School | Waterford | Michigan | |
| Jordan Stehle | Matthew Whaley Elementary | Williamsburg | Virginia | |
| Jonathan Steltzer | Wayne County High School | Jesup | Georgia | |
| Shannon Stem | University Academy | Panama City | Florida | |
| Cindy Stone | Belgrade Middle School | Bozeman | Montana | |
| Loy Studer | S. H. Rider High School | Wichita Falls | Texas | |
| Elizabeth Taylor | La Crosse Elementary School | South Hill | Virginia | |
| Laura Taylor | Unity Junior High | Palos Hills | Illinois | |
| William Tiberio | Fairport High School | Farmington | New York | |
| Sarah Todd | Mary Lyon Elementary School | Chicago | Illinois | |
| Michael Tosh | Chapel Hill High School | Mount Pleasant | Texas | |
| Julie Trent | Glendale High School | Glendale | Arizona | |
| Matthew Trevino | Roan Forest Elementary | San Antonio | Texas | |
| Alice Tsui | New Bridges Elementary | Brooklyn | New York | |
| Patrick Van Arsdale | Ben Davis High School | Indianapolis | Indiana | |
| Shirley Van Paepeghem | North Star Charter School | Eagle | Idaho | |
| EJ Villanueva | Orange Grove Elementary School | Anaheim | California | |
| Derrick Walker | Cedar Hill High School | Cedar Hill | Texas | |
| Rebecca Wand | New Castle High School | Anderson | Indiana | |
| Heaven Watson-Weary | Hunter Huss High School | Gastonia | North Carolina | |
| Christopher Weatherly | Alice Deal Middle School | Washington | District of Columbia | |
| Christopher Weddel | Yutan public schools | Omaha | Nebraska | |
| Carissa Werner | Ries Elementary | Las Vegas | Nevada | |
| Tammy White | Kiser Middle School | Greensboro | North Carolina | |
| Brian Willett | Monrovia Schools | Monrovia | Indiana | |
| David Wiseman | Lexington School | Lexington | Alabama | |
| Jacqueline Witherspoon | JC Magill Elementary School | Lawrenceville | Georgia | |
| William Woods | Crown Point High School | Chesterton | Indiana | |
| Arthur Wright, III | Berkmar High School | Lilburn | Georgia | |
| Reginald Yarbrough | Hard Elementary | Birmingham | Alabama | |
| Tammy Yi | Chapman University | Long Beach | California | |
| Kevin Young | Enka High School | Candler | North Carolina | |
| Jayme Zimmerman | Bellefonte Elementary School | Bellefonte | Pennsylvania |
LEGACY APPLICANTS
| Name | School | City | State | |
| Samantha Alexander | Dyker Heights Intermediate School IS 201 | Brooklyn | New York | |
| Ellice Amendolare | Eastridge High School | Rochester | New York | |
| Peter Antony | The Bayard School | Wilmington | Delaware | |
| Gabriel Arnold | Nicholls State University | Thibodaux | Louisiana | |
| Nathaniel Arnold | Upper Dublin | Fort Washington | Pennsylvania | |
| Ashleigh Moffit | Gateway Science Academy Middle School | St. Louis | Missouri | |
| Michelle Bade | West View Elementary | Muncie | Indiana | |
| Kendra Balmer | Russell Byers Charter School | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | |
| Kenneth Bedwell | St.James High School | Murrells Inlet | South Carolina | |
| Christopher Behrens | Beloit Memorial High School | Beloit | Wisconsin | |
| Deanna Bell | Vestavia Hills Elementary East | Vestavia Hills | Alabama | |
| Lisa Bennett | PA Leadership Charter School, Center for Performing and Fine Arts | West Chester | Pennsylvania | |
| Brandon Bitner | Central Dauphin High School | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | |
| Alisha Bowden | Richmond Hill Middle School | Richmond Hill | Georgia | |
| Nathan Bowman | West Rowan Middle School | Salisbury | North Carolina | |
| Chris Branam | North Carolina State University | Raleigh | North Carolina | |
| Brittany Brings | Centennial High School | Boise | Idaho | |
| Tashundra Brown | Southwind High School | Memphis | Tennessee | |
| Steve Browne | Nashville Community High School | Nashville | Illinois | |
| Casey Buck | Conway Public Schools | Conway | Arkansas | |
| David Buckle | Jonas Salk Middle School | Old Bridge | New Jersey | |
| Vashti Burgess | Marlton Elementary | Upper Marlboro | Maryland | |
| Brian Buterbaugh | Hershey High School | Hershey | Pennsylvania | |
| James Byrn | Maconaquah High School | Bunker Hill | Indiana | |
| Teresa Cameron | Eastside Elementary School | Lake City | Florida | |
| Kendall Carrier | Parrish Community High School | Parrish | Florida | |
| Andrew Challman | John Bartram High School | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | |
| Christopher Cherry | Hampshire High School | Hampshire | Illinois | |
| Candace Chun | Eldorado High School | Las Vegas | Nevada | |
| Jenna Cipolla | Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy | Elizabeth | New Jersey | |
| Carol Clark | Gray – New Gloucester High School | Gray | Maine | |
| Robert Clark | Long Branch High School | Long Branch | New Jersey | |
| Michael Clements | Longfellow Elementary School | Eastlake | Ohio | |
| Sean Cohen | Great Valley High School | Malvern | Pennsylvania | |
| Matthew Cole | Tahoma High School | Maple Valley | Washington | |
| Melissa Colvin | Lorenzo de Zavala Middle School | Irving | Texas | |
| Megan Cooney | St. Ambrose University | Davenport | Iowa | |
| James Cooney | Mayville Middle/High School | Mayville | Wisconsin | |
| Tiffany Cox | Lake Worth Community High School | Lake Worth | Florida | |
| Michael Craner | Schuylerville Central Schools | Schuylerville | New York | |
| Christina Custode | Niagara Falls High School | Niagara Falls | New York | |
| Mark D’Angelo | Roosevelt High School | Wyandotte | Michigan | |
| Jim Daughters | Arkansas Tech University | Russellville | Arkansas | |
| David Dehner | Monte Vista Christian | Watsonville | California | |
| Maria Del Valle Brin | The Equity Project Charter School | New York | New York | |
| John Denton | Sunset Ridge School | Phoenix | Arizona | |
| Christopher Dollar | Fishers Island School | Fishers Island | New York | |
| Lawrence Dubill | Hamburg High School | Hamburg | New York | |
| David Eckert | New Braunfels High School | New Braunfels | Texas | |
| Alison Ellis | Peninsula High School | Gig Harbor | Washington | |
| Alison Ellis | Peninsula High School | Gig Harbor | Washington | |
| Kevin Erickson | J. Frank Dobie High School | Houston | Texas | |
| T.J. Eriksen | Eagle High School | Eagle | Idaho | |
| Jesse Espinosa | S. P. Waltrip High School | Houston | Texas | |
| Krista Fanning | Caddo Middle Magnet | Shreveport | Louisiana | |
| Christina Farrell | Long Beach Middle School | Lido Beach | New York | |
| Amy Fetterly | Clarence High School | Clarence | New York | |
| Deborah Fleischer | Schofield Middle School | Las Vegas | Nevada | |
| Claire Foote | Jesse S. Bobo Elementary School | Spartanburg | South Carolina | |
| Mindy Forehand | Ola High School | McDonough | Georgia | |
| Arturo Fuerte | Willard Elementary School | Evanston | Illinois | |
| Michael Gabriel | Charles W. Flanagan High School | Pembroke Pines | Florida | |
| Kevin Garcia-Hettinger | Brandeis High School | San Antonio | Texas | |
| Jason Giachetti | Huntington High School | Huntington | New York | |
| Trey Giddens | New Manchester High School | Douglasville | Georgia | |
| David Gleason | Green Mountain High School | Lakewood | Colorado | |
| Andrew Glenn | Estrella Foothills High School | Goodyear | Arizona | |
| Carlos Goncalves | Wilson Avenue School | Newark | New Jersey | |
| Sheena Graham | Warren Harding High School | Bridgeport | Connecticut | |
| Melissa Gustafson-Hinds | O’Fallon Township High School | O’Fallon | Illinois | |
| Michael Guzman | Tuscaloosa County High School | Northport | Alabama | |
| Amanda Hallam | Garrett Junior High School | Boulder City | Nevada | |
| Elise Hepworth | Missouri Western State University | Saint Joseph | Missouri | |
| Josh Hettinger | Garrett High School | Garrett | Indiana | |
| Kaitlin Holt | Saugus High School | Santa Clarita | California | |
| Camilla Horne | Lincoln University | Lincoln University | Pennsylvania | |
| Vernon Huff | The State University of New York at Fredonia | Fredonia | New York | |
| Nathan Johnston | Eastmark High School | Mesa | Arizona | |
| Gerard Patrick Jones | University High School | Fresno | California | |
| John Jones | Lincoln Hall Middle School | Lincolnwood | Illinois | |
| Samuel Kallaos | Ruby Major Elementary | Nashville | Tennessee | |
| Richard Kane | Mount Union Area High School | Mount Union | Pennsylvania | |
| Michael Kasper | Carpentersville Middle School | Carpenteresville | Illinois | |
| Caroline Kaupa | Palo Verde Middle School | Phoenix | Arizona | |
| Matthew Komula | Trinity High School | Washington | Pennsylvania | |
| Rachel Kramer | Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana | California | |
| Matt Lamb | Glenwood City School District | Glenwood City | Wisconsin | |
| Jenny Lanier | McDowell High School | Marion | North Carolina | |
| Jordan Lee | Western Guilford High School | Greensboro | North Carolina | |
| David Lewis | Preble Shawnee Jr Sr High School | Camden | Ohio | |
| Joshua Light | Soddy-Daisy HS | Soddy-Daisy | Tennessee | |
| Paul Litten | Homewood Middle School | Homewood | Alabama | |
| Julianna LoBiondo | Hillsborough High School | Hillsborough | New Jersey | |
| Clarissa Lopez | Meridian World School | Round Rock | Texas | |
| Ed Luckey | Wilson Southern Middle School | West Lawn | Pennsylvania | |
| Ryan Mack | P.S. 52K Sheepshead Bay | Brooklyn | New York | |
| Lisa MacVicar | Hackensack High School | Hackensack | New Jersey | |
| Dean Marino | West Port High School | Ocala | Florida | |
| Jacob Martin | Kaukauna High School | Kaukauna | Wisconsin | |
| David Matchim | Centennial High School | Ellicott City | Maryland | |
| Melinda Mauter | Charles R. Drew Charter School | Atlanta | Georgia | |
| Alyxis Mayeaux | Brusly High School | Brusly | Louisiana | |
| Jay McCulley | Sunset Middle School | Brentwood | Tennessee | |
| Kayla Medlen | Cox Landing Elementary | Huntington | West Virginia | |
| Chris Mettert | East Noble High School | Kendallville | Indiana | |
| Jay Miller | Columbia High School | Lake City | Florida | |
| Marc Monroe | Butler Traditional High School | Louisville | Kentucky | |
| Amber Moss | Lakeside Middle School-Garland County | Hot Springs | Arkansas | |
| Stephanie Nelson | Liberty-Eylau High School | Texarkana | Texas | |
| Mark Nichols | Brazoswood High School | Clute | Texas | |
| Adam Nobile | Big Spring High School | Newville | Pennsylvania | |
| Lonnie Norwood, Jr. | Chicago Children’s Choir | Chicago | Illinois | |
| Amanda Nottingham | William C. Jack | Glendale | Arizona | |
| Jeremy Overbeck | Century High School | Bismarck | North Dakota | |
| Ryan Palmer | Coon Rapids High School | Coon Rapids | Minnesota | |
| Chung Park | University of Central Florida | Orlando | Florida | |
| Kelly Parra | PS/IS 266 | Bellerose | New York | |
| Matt Pendrak | Amherst Central High School | Amherst | New York | |
| Craig Peterson | Fergus Falls Public Schools | Fergus Falls | Minnesota | |
| Alan Posner | Bloomfield Hills High School | Bloomfield Hills | Michigan | |
| Alan Posner | Bloomfield Hills High School | Bloomfield Hills | Michigan | |
| Courtney Powers | South Philadelphia High School | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | |
| Bryan Poyzer | North Dakota State College of Science | Wahpeton | North Dakota | |
| Debra Price | Paden City High School | Paden City | West Virginia | |
| Timothy Price | Newport Elementary School | Newport | North Carolina | |
| Shawna Quinn | Vista Ridge High School | Colorado Springs | Colorado | |
| Kameron Radford | Stuart W. Cramer High School | Belmont | North Carolina | |
| Jose Ramos | Beaumont Magnet Academy | Knoxville | Tennessee | |
| Christina Randall | Hardeeville-Ridgeland Middle School | Hardeeville | South Carolina | |
| Becca Rhodes | Farmington High School | Farmington | Utah | |
| Daniel Robbins | La Paz Intermediate | Mission Viejo | California | |
| Marcos Rodriguez | Avant Garde Academy of Broward | Hollywood | Florida | |
| Brent Rose | Kelly Walsh High School | Casperq | Wyoming | |
| Lenae Rose | Morgan County High School | Madison | Georgia | |
| Stefanie Sagaro | Academy for International Education Charter School | Miami Springs | Florida | |
| Erin Scalisi | Nimitz High School | Irving | Texas | |
| Mathew Schick | Crescenta Valley High School | La Crescenta | California | |
| Kevin Schoenbach | Oswego High School | Oswego | Illinois | |
| Natalie Sheeler | Sturgis Charter Public School (East Campus) | Hyannis | Massachusetts | |
| Alex Shive | Cartersville High School | Cartersville | Georgia | |
| Christopher Shumick | Milton High School | Milton | Georgia | |
| Katie Silcott | Olentangy Shanahan Middle School | Lewis Center | Ohio | |
| Michelle Smith | Heathrow Elementary School | Lake Mary | Florida | |
| Suzanne Spencer | Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | |
| Betsy Stambach-Fuller | South Glens Falls High School | South Glens Falls | New York | |
| Shannon Stephens | Lookout Valley Middle/High School | Chattanooga | Tennessee | |
| Kokoe Tanaka-Suwan | Purchase Elementary School & Parsons Memorial Elementary School | Harrison Central | New York | |
| Rachel Taylor | East Silver Spring Elementary School | Silver Spring | Maryland | |
| Michelle Tolvo-Chan | Helix Charter High School | La Mesa | California | |
| Christopher Toomey | Mineola High School | Garden City Park | New York | |
| Brenna Tripp | Manteno Elementary School/Dennis Lab School | Manteno/Decatur | Illinois | |
| Neil Underwood | Lenoir-Rhyne University | Hickory | North Carolina | |
| Casey Unger | West Allis Central High School, West Milwaukee Intermediate School, Irving Elementary | West Allis | Wisconsin | |
| David Vickerman | San José State University | San José | California | |
| Patrick Volker | Scarborough High School | Scarborough | Maine | |
| Erich Wald | Russell O Brackman Middle School | Barnegat | New Jersey | |
| Lynne Weimer | Portville Central School | Portville | New York | |
| Nick Weiser | The State University of New York at Fredonia | Fredonia | New York | |
| Joshua Wentz | Los Angeles Mission College | Sylmar | California | |
| Lisa Williamson | Casselberry Elementary | Casselberry | Florida | |
| Kelly Winovich | Northgate Middle/Senior High School | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | |
| Jeanine Woodman | John S Clark Elementary | Waukegan | Illinois | |
| Mark Wozniak | Padua Franciscan High School | Parma | Ohio | |
| Ryan Wright | South Lake High School | Groveland | Florida | |
| Christina Young | Atrisco Heritage Academy High School | Albuquerque | New Mexico | |
| Ronnie Ziccardi | Avonworth Elementary School | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania |
WHAT: The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators (kindergarten through college, public and private schools) who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools. A joint partnership and presentation of the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum, the recipient will be recognized during GRAMMY® Week 2022.
The award is open to current U.S. music teachers, and anyone can nominate a teacher — students, parents, friends, colleagues, community members, school deans, and administrators. Teachers are also able to nominate themselves, and nominated teachers are notified and invited to fill out an application.
Each year, one recipient is selected from 10 finalists and recognized for their remarkable impact on students’ lives. The eighth annual honoree will be flown to Los Angeles to attend the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards® and a range of GRAMMY Week events. The nine additional finalists will receive a $1,000 honorarium, and the schools of all 10 finalists will receive matching grants.
Fifteen semifinalists will receive a $500 honorarium with matching school grants. The matching grants provided to the schools are made possible by the generosity and support of the GRAMMY Museum’s Education Champion Ford Motor Company Fund. In addition, American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, The NAMM Foundation, and the National Education Association support this program through outreach to their constituencies.
WHEN: The semifinalists will be announced in September.
WHERE: For more information, please visit www.grammymusicteacher.com.
ABOUT THE GRAMMY MUSEUM
Established in 2008, the GRAMMY Museum is a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating a greater understanding of the history and significance of music through exhibits, education, grants, preservation initiatives, and public programming. Paying tribute to our collective musical heritage, the Museum explores and celebrates all aspects of the art form — from the technology of the recording process to the legends who’ve made lasting marks on our cultural identity.
For more information, visit www.grammymuseum.org, “like” the GRAMMY Museum on Facebook, and follow @GRAMMYMuseum on Twitter and Instagram.
ABOUT THE RECORDING ACADEMY
The Recording Academy represents the voices of performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and all music professionals. Dedicated to ensuring the recording arts remain a thriving part of our shared cultural heritage, the Academy honors music’s history while investing in its future through the GRAMMY Museum, advocates on behalf of music creators, supports music people in times of need through MusiCares®, and celebrates artistic excellence through the GRAMMY Awards — music’s only peer-recognized accolade and highest achievement. As the world’s leading society of music professionals, we work year-round to foster a more inspiring world for creators.
For more information about the Academy, please visit www.grammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @RecordingAcad on Twitter, “like” Recording Academy on Facebook, and join the Recording Academy’s social communities on Instagram, Tumblr, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
ABOUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND
As the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, Ford Fund’s mission is to strengthen communities and help make people’s lives better. Working with dealers and nonprofit partners in more than 50 countries, Ford Fund provides access to opportunities and resources that help people reach their full potential. Since 1949, Ford Fund has invested more than $2.1 billion in programs that support education, promote safe driving, enrich community life and encourage employee volunteering. For more information, visit www.fordfund.org or join us at @FordFund on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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