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The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum's Music Educator Award

The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum's Music Educator Award

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Recording Academy And GRAMMY Museum Honor Local Teachers As 2022 Music Educator Award Finalists

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The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum have announced a total of 10 music teachers from 10 cities across eight states as finalists for the 2022 Music Educator Award; one award winner will be announced during GRAMMY Week 2022.
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Dec 14, 2021 - 7:10 am

Editor's Note: The 2022 GRAMMYs Awards show, officially known as the 64th GRAMMY Awards, has been rescheduled to Sunday, April 3, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The below article was updated on Tuesday, Jan. 18, to reflect the new show date and location.

The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum have announced a total of 10 music teachers from 10 cities across eight states as finalists for the 2022 Music Educator Award. In total, more than 1,135 initial nominations were submitted from 49 states.

A complete list of finalists is below:

Name

School Name

City

State

Justin Antos

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School Frankfort Illinois

Michael Coelho

Ipswich High School Newburyport Massachusetts

Stephen Cox

Eastland High School Eastland Texas

Cory Joy Craig

Benton Intermediate School Benton Louisiana

Chris Maunu

Arvada West High School Arvada Colorado

Trevor Nicholas

Senn Arts at Nicholas Senn High School Chicago Illinois

Zachary Pitt-Smith

Edna Brewer Middle School Oakland California

Bethany Robinson

Noblesville High School Noblesville Indiana

Katie Silcott

Olentangy Shanahan Middle School Lewis Center Ohio

Tammy Yi

Chapman University Orange California

The Music Educator Award recognizes current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the music education field and demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in schools.

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. They will receive a $10,000 honorarium and matching grant for their school's music program. The nine additional finalists will receive a $1,000 honorarium and matching grants. The remaining 15 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, the American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, NAMM Foundation, and National Education Association support this program through outreach to their constituencies.

The 2022 Music Educator Award will be announced during GRAMMY Week in January.

Nominations for the 2023 Music Educator Award are now open at www.grammymusicteacher.com.

Meet The 2021 Music Educator Award Recipient: Jeffrey Murdock On Why Music Education Is Bigger Than The Classroom

The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum's Music Educator Award

The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum's Music Educator Award

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The Recording Academy And GRAMMY Museum Announce Semifinalists For The 2022 Music Educator Award

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The semifinalists for the 2022 Music Educator Award comprise a total of 25 music teachers from 24 cities across 16 states; the semifinalists were selected from more than 1,135 initial nominations submissions from 49 states.
GRAMMY Museum
Oct 20, 2021 - 8:00 am

Editor's Note: The 2022 GRAMMYs Awards show, officially known as the 64th GRAMMY Awards, has been rescheduled to Sunday, April 3, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The below article was updated on Tuesday, Jan. 18, to reflect the new show date and location.

The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum have announced semifinalists for the 2022 Music Educator Award, which recognizes current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the music education field and demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools. The semifinalists comprise a total of 25 music teachers from 24 cities across 16 states; the semifinalists were selected from more than 1,135 initial nominations submissions from 49 states.

Looking for more GRAMMYs news? Here's everything you need to know about the 2022 GRAMMYs Awards show and nominations!

The finalists for the 2022 Music Educator Award, presented by the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum, will be announced this December, and the recipient will be recognized during GRAMMY Week 2022.

See the full list of the 2022 Music Educator Award semifinalists below:

Name

School

City

State

Bonnie Anderson

Miller’s Point Elementary School

Converse

Texas

Justin Antos

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School

Frankfort

Illinois

Stephen Blanco

Las Vegas High School

Las Vegas

Nevada

Joshua Boyd

Newnan High School

Newnan

Georgia

Michael Coelho

Ipswich High School

Newburyport

Massachusetts

Kyle Cook

Western Branch Middle School

Portsmouth

Virginia

Stephen Cox

Eastland High School

Eastland

Texas

Cory Joy Craig

Benton Intermediate School

Shreveport

Louisiana

Christine Cumberledge

Central Junior High School

Euless

Texas

Brandon Elliott

Moorpark College

Moorpark

California

Chris Gleason

Patrick Marsh Middle School

Sun Prairie

Wisconsin

Sarah Gulish

Lower Moreland High School

Huntingdon Valley

Pennsylvania

Ryan Mack

P.S. 10 Magnet School of Math, Science, & Design Technology

Brooklyn

New York

Chris Maunu

Arvada West High School

Arvada

Colorado

Amber Moss

Lakeside Middle School-Garland County

Hot Springs

Arkansas

Trevor Nicholas

Nicholas Senn High School

Chicago

Illinois

Zachary Pitt-Smith

Edna Brewer Middle School

Oakland

California

Bethany Robinson

Noblesville High School

Noblesville

Indiana

Yael Rothfeld

Thurston Elementary School

Ann Arbor

Michigan

Jason Schayot

Berkner High School

Richardson

Texas

Matthew Shephard

Meridian Early College High School

Sanford

Michigan

Katie Silcott

Olentangy Shanahan Middle School

Lewis Center

Ohio

Matthew Trevino

Roan Forest Elementary

San Antonio

Texas

Alice Tsui

New Bridges Elementary

Brooklyn

New York

Tammy Yi

Chapman University

Orange

California

Each year, one recipient of the Music Educator Award is selected from 10 finalists and recognized for their remarkable impact on students' lives. They will receive a $10,000 honorarium and matching grant for their school's music program. The nine additional finalists will receive a $1,000 honorarium and matching grants. The remaining 15 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, the American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, NAMM Foundation, and National Education Association support this program through outreach to their constituencies.

The Music Educator Award is open to current U.S. music teachers. Anyone can nominate a teacher — students, parents, friends, colleagues, community members, school deans, and administrators.

Teachers are also able to nominate themselves; nominated teachers are notified and invited to fill out an application.

Nominations for the 2023 Music Educator Award are now open at www.grammymusicteacher.com, where you can also find more information about the award.

Meet The 2021 Music Educator Award Recipient: Jeffrey Murdock On Why Music Education Is Bigger Than The Classroom

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The Recording Academy And GRAMMY Museum Name Jeffrey Murdock As The Recipient Of The 2021 Music Educator Award

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Jeffrey Murdock and nine music teacher finalists will receive cash honorariums, with generous support and resources provided by the GRAMMY Museum's Education Champion, Ford Motor Company Fund
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Mar 11, 2021 - 7:55 am

The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum have announced Jeffrey Murdock of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as the recipient of the 2021 Music Educator Award. In addition, nine music teachers have been announced as finalists for the award. Initial nominations were submitted from all 50 U.S. states.

A partnership and joint presentation of the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum, the Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators (kindergarten through college in 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 schools.

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.

JUST ANNOUNCED: The winner of this year's #GRAMMYs Music Educator Award is Jeffrey Murdock, an associate professor of music at @UArkansas.@Mistahwax spoke w/ Murdock, who prides himself on being not just a teacher of music, but a mentor in life.@RecordingAcad @GRAMMYMuseum pic.twitter.com/lVp7BsurJn

— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) March 11, 2021

Each year, one recipient is selected from 10 finalists and recognized for their remarkable impact on students' lives. The 2021 honoree will be recognized during GRAMMY Week this month. The winner will also receive a $10,000 honorarium with a matching school grant. The nine additional finalists will each receive a $1,000 honorarium, and their schools will also receive matching grants.

The grants provided to the finalists and schools are made possible by the generosity and support of the GRAMMY Museum's Education Champion, Ford Motor Company Fund. In addition, the American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, NAMM Foundation, and National Education Association support this program through outreach to their constituencies. 

Nominations and applications for the 2022 Music Educator Award are now open.

A complete list of the 2021 Music Educator Award recipients is below:

Music Educator Award Winner School City State
Jeffrey Murdock University of Arkansas Fayetteville Ark.
Finalists School City State
Justin Antos Dwight D. Eisenhower High School Frankfort Ill.
Stephen Cox Eastland High School Eastland Texas
Pamela Dawson DeSoto High School DeSoto Texas
Michelle Folta Columbus State University Columbus Ga.
Elizabeth Hering Churchill High School Livonia Mich.
Chris Maunu Arvada West High School Arvada Colo.
Brian McMath Northwest Guilford High School Greensboro N.C.
Lynne Ruda

Lancaster High School

Lancaster N.Y.
Donald Walter

Northwest Guilford Middle School and Northwest Guilford High School

Oak Ridge N.C.

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Statement From Harvey Mason jr., The Recording Academy CEO

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The following is a statement from Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. regarding nominations for the 64th GRAMMY Awards
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Nov 25, 2021 - 1:49 pm

Editor's Note: The 2022 GRAMMYs Awards show, officially known as the 64th GRAMMY Awards, has been rescheduled to Sunday, April 3, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The below article was updated on Tuesday, Jan. 18, to reflect the new show date and location.

"Realizing that today is a time to celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends, we reluctantly felt compelled to respond to the suggestive and sometimes erroneous reports we have seen in the media regarding the Academy’s decision to expand our general fields from eight to 10 nominees. But first, we must pause and give thanks for the many blessings bestowed upon us over the last year. 

Our music industry has so much to be thankful for. The love and passion for what our community has produced has also led to one of the most robust nominating processes in the history of our Academy. I applaud our Board of Trustees, for having the agility and foresight to approve this expansion as a way to honor more music, more artists and more genres. And yes, they did it quickly and decisively, and they did it without knowing who the additional nominees would be. 

For those who would suggest any counter-narratives to stir drama and drive clicks, I would ask that you please take a fresh look at the new Recording Academy. 

Happy Thanksgiving to all of this year’s nominees and music fans everywhere."

—Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy

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The Recording Academy To Implement Inclusion Rider For 2022 GRAMMY Awards Show

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Produced in partnership with Color of Change and several other co-authors and key contributors, the GRAMMY Awards are the first major music awards show to publicly commit to using an inclusion rider
Recording Academy
Aug 4, 2021 - 6:59 am

Editor's Note: The 2022 GRAMMYs Awards show, officially known as the 64th GRAMMY Awards, has been rescheduled to Sunday, April 3, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The below article was updated on Tuesday, Jan. 18, to reflect the new show date and location.

Today, the Recording Academy announced that the 2022 GRAMMY Awards show, officially known as the 64th GRAMMY Awards, will be produced with an Inclusion Rider, a contract addendum designed to be a powerful tool to ensure equity and inclusion at every level of the production.

Currently in development, the Inclusion Rider is part of the larger #ChangeMusic initiative and is being created in partnership with Color Of Change, as well as co-authors Kalpana Kotagal (partner, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll), Fanshen Cox (head of strategic outreach, Pearl Street Films), and key contributors Valeisha Butterfield Jones (Co-President, Recording Academy) and Ryan Butler (founding director, Warner Music | Blavatnik Center for Music Business at Howard University).

Poised to be the first major music awards show production to publicly commit to using an Inclusion Rider, the Recording Academy's adoption for the GRAMMY Awards illustrates the adaptability and expansion of a tool that was originally developed to address systemic diversity and equity issues in film and television. The full inclusion rider will be released publicly on Sept. 16, 2021.

"We're honored to work alongside Color Of Change and the Inclusion Rider's esteemed co-authors as we take this monumental step to ensure equitable industry standards that support a more diverse and inclusive music community," said Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy. "As the Academy continues its transformational journey, diversifying our industry is at the core of every decision we make. We're dedicated to fostering an environment of inclusion industry-wide and hope that our efforts set an example for our peers in the music community."

"There are a lot of unwritten rules in the entertainment industry that create racial exclusion, and at Color Of Change, we know that to change society you have to change the rules," said Rashad Robinson, president of Color Of Change. "This Inclusion Rider is a written rule that will change the culture of hiring at the GRAMMYs, and will make inclusion the norm. We are proud to partner with the Recording Academy and hope that this joint effort inspires other entertainment industry leaders to join us in our fight for equity by adopting the Inclusion Rider."

"Incorporating the Inclusion Rider into the GRAMMY Awards will have an enormous impact on an industry that has a long history of exclusion and underrepresentation," said Kalpana Kotagal, Inclusion Rider co-author, civil rights attorney and partner at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll. "Part of what makes the Inclusion Rider so potent is its adaptability and flexibility. The GRAMMY Awards Inclusion Rider will include the fundamental elements of the tool, including a commitment to deepening and diversifying hiring pools, setting benchmarks and targets for hiring, collecting and thoroughly analyzing applicant and hiring data and implementing accountability measures."

The Recording Academy will add the Inclusion Rider as an addendum to a contract between itself and the production company for the GRAMMY Awards. This addendum is a contractual obligation for the production company to make its best effort to recruit, audition, interview, and hire on-stage and off-stage people who have been historically and systematically excluded from the industry.

Originating in the film and television industries, the Inclusion Rider is a contract provision that sets forth a process for hiring and casting to expand and diversify the candidate pool, encourage hiring qualified cast and crew who have been traditionally underrepresented in productions, track progress, and create accountability. The most recent iteration of the Rider for Hollywood was released this spring through #ChangeHollywood, and expanded upon its original legal framework and advocates for intersectional inclusivity, which includes but is not limited to gender, race and ethnicity, as well as LGBTQIA, age and disability considerations.

A project long in the making, the Recording Academy has been working to bring Inclusion Riders to the music industry since 2019 and enlisted Color Of Change and the IR co-authors to create a Rider for the production of the GRAMMYs. This is one piece of the important work Color Of Change and the Recording Academy have been leading together through the #ChangeMusic initiative. The Recording Academy and Color Of Change are also in the process of developing a public Rider template for video productions that will be released later this year.

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