WHAT:
The Music Educator Award™ was established to recognize current educators (kindergarten through college and 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 2024.
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 10th annual honoree will be flown to Los Angeles to attend the 66th
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 semi-finalists 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.
WHO:
A total of 212 music teachers from 197 cities have been announced as quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award presented by the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum. In total, over 2,000 initial nominations were submitted.In addition to our quarterfinalists, 123 legacy applicants from 2023 will also be eligible to win the award this year.
QUARTERFINALISTS
| Name | School | City | State | |
| Casie Adams | Martinsburg High School | Martinsburg | West Virginia | |
| Bruce Adams | Sam Houston High School | San Antonio | Texas | |
| Miguel Aguiar | Southwest High School | San Antonio | Texas | |
| Derek Alexander | Orville Bright Elementary School | Chicago | Illinois | |
| Dawn Amthor | Wallkill Senior High School | Wallkill | New York | |
| Jonathan Anderson | University High School (Volusia) | Orange City | Florida | |
| Christopher Andrews | Hephzibah High School | Hephzibah | Georgia | |
| Jeanne Andrews | Pauline J. Petway Elementary School | Vineland | New Jersey | |
| Justin Antos | Dwight D. Eisenhower High School | Blue Island | Illinois | |
| Javier Arau | New York Jazz Academy | New York | New York | |
| Andrea Armour | Christian County Middle School | Hopkinsville | Kentucky | |
| Timothy Arnold | Orono High School | Long Lake | Minnesota | |
| Shawn Athey | Veterans Memorial High School | Corpus Christi | Texas | |
| Elizabeth Baker | Mary Martin Elementary | Weatherford | Texas | |
| Jeremy Bartunek | Greenbriar School | Northbrook | Illinois | |
| Adem Birson | New York University | New York | New York | |
| Benjamen Blasko | Lipscomb University | Nashville | Tennessee | |
| Amanda Blevins | Tri-Valley High School | Dresden | Ohio | |
| Susan Boddie | Valdosta State University | Valdosta | Georgia | |
| Adrain Bonner | Lancaster High School | Lancaster | Texas | |
| Cherie Bowe | Pascagoula High School | Pascagoula | Mississippi | |
| Andrew Bowerly | Tenino High School | Tenino | Washington | |
| George Bradshaw | Dover Area High School | Dover | Pennsylvania | |
| Gwendolyn Brazier | Lathrop High School | Fairbanks | Alaska | |
| Steve Browne | Nashville Community High School | Nashville | Illinois | |
| Matthew Brusseau | Davie County High School | Mocksville | North Carolina | |
| Ryan Bulgarelli | Loyalsock Township High School | Williamsport | Pennsylvania | |
| Cathryn Burt | East Newton High School | Granby | Missouri | |
| James Byrn, Jr. | Maconaquah High School | Bunker Hill | Indiana | |
| Mary Catherine Campbell | Seven Pines Elementary | Sandston | Virginia | |
| Helen Capehart | Bridgeport High School | Bridgeport | Texas | |
| Marcos Carreras | Conservatory of The Arts | Springfield | Massachusetts | |
| Michael “Patrick” Carte | Scott High School | Madison | West Virginia | |
| Curtis Carver | Harlem High School | Harlem | Georgia | |
| Roger Chagnon III | Westfield Academy and Central School | Westfield | New York | |
| Kristopher Chandler | Gautier High School | Gautier | Mississippi | |
| Jeff Chang | Decatur High School | Federal Way | Washington | |
| Krista Clay | West Branch High School | Beloit | Ohio | |
| Travis Coakley | William Carey University | Hattiesburg | Mississippi | |
| Vanessa Cobb | Montgomery Central High School | Cunningham | Tennessee | |
| Mark Collins | John S. Battle High School | Bristol | Virginia | |
| Trish Conover | Community Middle School | Plainsboro | New Jersey | |
| John Contreras | Pueblo High School | Tucson | Arizona | |
| Kyle Cook | Western Branch Middle School | Chesapeake | Virginia | |
| Travis Cook | Plymouth Christian Academy | Canton | Michigan | |
| Daniel Cook | University of North Texas | Denton | Texas | |
| Andrew Cote | Merrimack College | North Andover | Massachusetts | |
| Drew Cowell | Belleville East High School | Belleville | Illinois | |
| Cory Craig | Benton Intermediate School | Benton | Louisiana | |
| Matthew Cunningham | Brockton High School | Brockton | Massachusetts | |
| Shannon Curtis | Zimmerman Middle High School | Zimmerman | Minnesota | |
| Isaac Daniel | Stax Music Academy | Memphis | Tennessee | |
| Jim Daughters | Southeast Missouri State University | Cape Girardeau | Missouri | |
| Marci DeAmbrose | Lincoln Southwest High School | Lincoln | Nebraska | |
| Jackie Deen | Pottsboro High School | Pottsboro | Texas | |
| Matthew Denman | Classen School of Advanced Studies | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | |
| Ryan Diefenderfer | Paradise Valley High School | Phoenix | Arizona | |
| Jennifer DiVasto | Pennridge High School | Perkasie | Pennsylvania | |
| Antoine Dolberry | P.S. 103x Hector Fontanez | Bronx | New York | |
| George Dragoo | Stevens High School | Rapid City | South Dakota | |
| Marisa Drake | Patuxent High School | Lusby | Maryland | |
| Kathleen Dudley | Andrew Cooke Magnet School | Waukegan | Illinois | |
| Jonathan Eising | James Hubert Blake High School | Silver Spring | Maryland | |
| Jonathan Eldridge | Weston High School | Weston | Massachusetts | |
| Carol Evans | Gwynedd Mercy University | Gwynedd Valley | Pennsylvania | |
| Anthony Ferreira | Suffield High | West Suffield | Connecticut | |
| Tamara Frazier | North Valleys High School | Reno | Nevada | |
| J.D. Frizzell | Briarcrest Christian School | Eads | Tennessee | |
| Chesteron Frye | St. Helena College & Career Academy | Greensburg | Louisiana | |
| Nicholas Garofalo | Chattahoochee High School | Johns Creek | Georgia | |
| Matt Gerry | Salina South Middle School | Salina | Kansas | |
| Anna Girling | Sebastopol Attendance Center | Sebastopol | Mississippi | |
| Vivian Gonzalez | Miami Arts Studio 6-12 @ Zelda Glazer | Miami | Florida | |
| Johnathan Gore | Sandy Run K8 School | Swansea | South Carolina | |
| Serena Gorham | Weare Middle School | Weare | New Hampshire | |
| Kylie Griffin | Dozier Elementary | Erath | Louisiana | |
| Jess Gronberg | Hawkes Bluff Elementary | Davie | Florida | |
| Alan Guckian | Manor High School | Manor | Texas | |
| Nathaniel Gunter | Greer High School | Greer | South Carolina | |
| Amy Hannequin | Bethel Middle School | Bethel | Connecticut | |
| Crystal Harding | Ypsilanti Community High School | Ypsilanti | Michigan | |
| Diana Harrigan | Bloom High School | Chicago Heights | Illinois | |
| Toye Harris | Miami High School | Miami | Oklahoma | |
| Chris Hayslette | Bridgeport Middle School | Bridgeport | West Virginia | |
| Colette Hebert | Ella Fitzgerald Academy | Yonkers | New York | |
| Martha Heise | Seventh Street Elementary School | Oil City | Pennsylvania | |
| Jonathan Helmick | Slippery Rock University | Slippery Rock | Pennsylvania | |
| Corey Hermens | Grant County High School | Dry Ridge | Kentucky | |
| Joel Hill | Velma Jackson High School and Shirley D. Simmons Middle School | Camden | Mississippi | |
| Autumn Danielle Hodges | Clarksville- Kraus Middle School | Clarksville | Arkansas | |
| Elaine Holmes | Comsewogue High School | Port Jefferson Station | New York | |
| Gene Hundley | Swainsboro Middle School | Swainsboro | Georgia | |
| Victor Iapalucci | Philip Barbour High School | Philippi | West Virginia | |
| Devin James | Salem High School | Conyers | Georgia | |
| Heidi Jaye | Daniel Webster Elementary School | New Rochelle | New York | |
| Luke Johnson | Ingalls Elementary | Ingalls | Kansas | |
| Jamie Jones | Manzano Day School | Albuquerque | New Mexico | |
| Tyler Jones | Thompson Middle School | Alabaster | Alabama | |
| Daniel Joosten | Edgerton High School | Edgerton | Wisconsin | |
| Brett Keith | Northern Bedford County Middle/High School | Loysburg | Pennsylvania | |
| Deonte Kennedy | Craigmont High School | Memphis | Tennessee | |
| Matthew Kilby | Fort Dorchester HS | North Charleston | South Carolina | |
| Lou Kitchner | Bedford Middle School | Westport | Connecticut | |
| Michael Kiyoi | San Marcos High School | Santa Barbara | California | |
| Kate Klotz | Monarch High School | Louisville | Colorado | |
| Heidi Kohler | Clarence Middle School | Clarence | New York | |
| Michael Lapomardo | Shrewsbury High School | Shrewsbury | Massachusetts | |
| Michael Lee | Jericho Middle School | Jericho | New York | |
| Morgan Lentino | Otter Creek Elementary | Elgin | Illinois | |
| Joshua Light | Soddy-Daisy HS | Soddy-Daisy | Tennessee | |
| Lisa Linde | Newton South High school | Newton | Massachusetts | |
| Wes Lowe | The King’s Academy | West Palm Beach | Florida | |
| Cole Lundquist | Gloucester High School | Gloucester | Massachusetts | |
| Robert Mamminga | St. Francis High School | Wheaton | Illinois | |
| Peter Manzi | Carlsbad High School | Carlsbad | California | |
| Samuel Maran | Lake High School | Millbury | Ohio | |
| Jayson Martinez | Arts High School | Newark | New Jersey | |
| Kevin McDonald | Wellesley High School | Wellesley | Massachusetts | |
| Jill Melchitzky | Northwestern Middle School | Albion | Pennsylvania | |
| Larrian Menifee | Ball High School | Galveston | Texas | |
| Kimberly Mettert | East Noble Middle School | Kendallville | Indiana | |
| Natalie Moore | Sullivan High School | Sullivan | Missouri | |
| Mario Morales | Granbury High School | Granbury | Texas | |
| Coty Raven Morris | Portland State University | Portland | Oregon | |
| Brian Nabors | Shelby High School | Shelby | Ohio | |
| Jenny Neff | The University of the Arts | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | |
| Cassandra Nelson | Mountaineer Middle | Morgantown | West Virginia | |
| Trevor Nicholas | Senn Arts at Nicholas Senn High School | Chicago | Illinois | |
| Adam Nobile | Big Spring High School | Newville | Pennsylvania | |
| Sam Noyce | Thomas Jefferson Jr. High School | Kearns | Utah | |
| Tim O’Donnell | Ephrata High School | Ephrata | Washington | |
| John Panella | Cottondale High School | Cottondale | Florida | |
| James Patterson | Kingstree High School | Kingstree | South Carolina | |
| Shakia Paylor | City Neighbors High School | Baltimore | Maryland | |
| Fernando Penaloza | Savanna High School | Anaheim | California | |
| Kathy Perconti | Wayne Central High School | Ontario Center | New York | |
| Jordan Peters | Dr. E Alma Flagg School | Newark | New Jersey | |
| Catherine Plichta | Theatre Arts Production Company School | Bronx | New York | |
| Felix Ponce | Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School | Chicago | Illinois | |
| David Pope | Baldwin Wallace University | Berea | Ohio | |
| Ær Queen | Braddock Elementary School | Annandale | Virginia | |
| Brian Querry | Charles A. Huston Middle School | Lower Burrell | Pennsylvania | |
| Rebecca Raber | University of Mary | Bismarck | North Dakota | |
| Marc Ratner | Mineola High School | Garden City Park | New York | |
| Lance Rauh | Patriot Oaks Academy | St Johns | Florida | |
| Hoza Redditt | MSA East Academy | St. Gabriel | Louisiana | |
| Heather Rentz | St. Mark Westpark | Cleveland | Ohio | |
| Aaron Rex | Mason Middle School | Mason | Ohio | |
| Angela Rex | Riverside Middle School | Greer | South Carolina | |
| Chris Richard | Rogers Heritage High School | Rogers | Arkansas | |
| Sarah Riechers | Thurgood Marshall Elementary School | Manassas | Virginia | |
| Stephanie Robertson | Ponchatoula High School | Ponchatoula | Louisiana | |
| Bethany Robinson | Noblesville High School | Noblesville | Indiana | |
| Keith Robinson | Jefferson Avenue Elementary | Seguin | Texas | |
| Alberto Rodriguez | Mount Vernon High School | Alexandria | Virginia | |
| Chad Rose | Sheridan High School | Sheridan | Wyoming | |
| Stewart Rosen | Walter Reed Middle School | North Hollywood | California | |
| Shawn Royer | Marian University | Indianapolis | Indiana | |
| Dayshawn Russell | North Iberville Elementary | Rosedale | Louisiana | |
| Hannah Ryan | University of Virginia’s College at Wise | Wise | Virginia | |
| Kyle Ryan | Turkey Hill School | Orange | Connecticut | |
| Ashley Sands | Kennedy Secondary School | Fergus Falls | Minnesota | |
| Mark Santos | Santa Ana High School | Santa Ana | California | |
| Danni Schmitt | Roland Park Elementary/Middle School | Baltimore | Maryland | |
| Kevin Schoenbach | Oswego High School | Oswego | Illinois | |
| Eric Schultz | Coastal Carolina University | Conway | South Carolina | |
| Jessica Schwartz | Denham Springs High School | Denham Springs | Louisiana | |
| Josh Settlemyre | R.J. Reynolds High School | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | |
| Jason Shiuan | Saratoga High School | Saratoga | California | |
| Katie Silcott | Olentangy Shanahan Middle School | Lewis Center | Ohio | |
| Kerra Simmons | Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts | Fort Worth | Texas | |
| Joani Slawson | Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy | Melbourne | Florida | |
| Timothy Patrick Sloan Sr. | Albright Middle School | Houston | Texas | |
| Jessie Smith | Yes Prep Public Schools | Houston | Texas | |
| Cathryn Smith | Coleman High School | Coleman | Texas | |
| Patrick Smith | Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School | New Haven | Connecticut | |
| Tony Spano | Culver City High School | Culver City | California | |
| Wes Sparkes | Eagleview Middle School | Colorado Springs | Colorado | |
| Julian Spires | Meade Middle School | Fort Meade | Maryland | |
| Shannon Stem | University Academy | Panama City | Florida | |
| Harold Stephan | Stuyvesant High School | New York | New York | |
| Cassandra Sulbaran | Braintree High School | Braintree | Massachusetts | |
| Lynn Sweet | Mount Anthony Union High School | Bennington | Vermont | |
| Agnes Tech | Indian Prairie Elementary School | Crystal Lake | Illinois | |
| Chris Toomey | Mineola High School | Garden City Park | New York | |
| Tom Torrento | Grosse Pointe North High School | Grosse Pointe Woods | Michigan | |
| Jessica Torres | Elmont Memorial Jr. Sr. High School | Elmont | New York | |
| Michelle Trinidad | Sacred Heart School | Bronx | New York | |
| Alice Tsui | New Bridges Elementary | Brooklyn | New York | |
| Jordan Tupper | Episcopal School of Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | |
| Martin Urbach | Harvest Collegiate High School | New York City | New York | |
| Johny Vargas | Pueblo High School | Tucson | Arizona | |
| Amy Villanova | Canyon Crest Academy | San Diego | California | |
| Valerie Vinnard | Webster Elementary | Long Beach | California | |
| Kenneth Walker | Ralls High School | Ralls | Texas | |
| Kathy Wallace | Willard Elementary | Winchester | Indiana | |
| Jennifer Walter | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | North Carolina | |
| John Ware | Stovall Middle School | Houston | Texas | |
| Brandon Weeks | North Polk High School | Alleman | Iowa | |
| Lisa Werner | St. Bruno Parish School | Dousman | Wisconsin | |
| Scott Weyman | Solanco High School | Quarryville | Pennsylvania | |
| Elizabeth White | Holcomb RIII | Holcomb | Missouri | |
| Tyler Wigglesworth | West Covina High School | West Covina | California | |
| Derrick Williams | Vista Heights Middle School | Moreno Valley | California | |
| Paula Williams | The Ron Clark Academy | Atlanta | Georgia | |
| Sandi Wilson | Franklin School of Innovation | Asheville | North Carolina | |
| Matthew Wiltshire | Lewiston High School | Lewiston | Maine | |
| Damion Womack | The Montgomery Academy | Montgomery | Alabama | |
| Tammy Yi | Chapman University | Orange | California | |
| Nicholas Young | Altus High School | Altus | Oklahoma | |
| Jason Younts | Samuel V. Champion High School | Boerne | Texas | |
| DeAnna Zecchin | Indian River High School | Dagsboro | Delaware | |
LEGACY APPLICANTS
| Name | School | City | State |
| Phil Aguglia | Kenmore East High School | Tonawanda | New York |
| Heather Akers | Central Middle School | Dover | Delaware |
| Eric Allen | Western Middle School for the Arts | Louisville | Kentucky |
| Calandria Allen | Zachary Community Schools | Zachary | Louisiana |
| Abigail Alwin | Clague Middle School | Ann Arbor Public Schools | Michigan |
| David Amos | Heritage Middle School | Painesville | Ohio |
| Luke Aumann | Appleton North High School | Appleton | Wisconsin |
| Elizabeth Baker | Ilima Intermediate School | Ewa Beach | Hawaiʻi |
| Andre Barnes | Science Park High School | Newark | New Jersey |
| Conesha Barron | Lanier High School | Jackson | Mississippi |
| Lyndra Bastian | Creekside Middle School and Woodstock High School | Woodstock | Illinois |
| William Bennett | Cane Bay High School | Summerville | South Carolina |
| Heather Bice | Ridgeview High School | Orange Park | Florida |
| Charlie Bradberry | Iowa Park High School | Iowa Park | Texas |
| Justin Britt | Kingston Public Schools | Kingston | Oklahoma |
| Shantavia Burchette | East Side High School | Newark | New Jersey |
| John Burn | Homestead High School | Cupertino | California |
| Alexander Busby | Oviedo High School | Oviedo | Florida |
| Aaron Bush | Foxborough High School | Foxborough | Massachusetts |
| Meg Byrne | Pleasant Valley High School | Bettendorf | Iowa |
| Philip Carter | O’Fallon Township High School | O’Fallon | Illinois |
| Elizabeth Carter | Snowden School | Memphis | Tennessee |
| Francis Cathlina | University of Memphis | Memphis | Tennessee |
| Tiffany Chiang | Mark Twain I.S. 239 | Brooklyn | New York |
| Ernesta Chicklowski | Roosevelt Elementary | Tampa | Florida |
| Michael Coelho | Ipswich Middle School and Ipswich High School | Ipswich | Massachusetts |
| Christine Cumberledge | Central Junior High School | Euless | Texas |
| Heather Dipasquale | Todd County Middle School | Elkton | Kentucky |
| Jack A. Eaddy, Jr. | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | North Carolina |
| Dominique Eade | New England Conservatory of Music | Boston | Massachusetts |
| Cuauhtemoc Escobedo | Eckstein Middle School | Seattle | Washington |
| Jasmine Faulkner | Polaris Expeditionary Learning School | Fort Collins | Colorado |
| Daniel James Felton | Tartan High School | Oakdale | Minnesota |
| Nicholas Fernandez | Bentonville Schools | Bentonville | Arkansas |
| Cathryn Fowler | Health Careers High School | San Antonio | Texas |
| Marisa Frank | Explore! Community School | Nashville | Tennessee |
| Jasmine Fripp | KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School | Nashville | Tennessee |
| Jacob Garcia | Tennyson Middle School | Waco | Texas |
| Jorge L. Garcia | Elias Herrera Middle School | Laredo | Texas |
| Tina Gibson | Jefferson County Traditional Middle School | Louisville | Kentucky |
| Alex Gittelman | Haverford Middle School | Havertown | Pennsylvania |
| Guillermo Gonzalez | James A. Garfield High School | Los Angeles | California |
| Mansa Gory | Denzel Washington School of the Arts | Mount Vernon | New York |
| Deanna Grandstaff | Cecil Intermediate School | McDonald | Pennsylvania |
| Amanda Hanzlik | E.O. Smith High School | Storrs | Connecticut |
| Marvin Haywood | John Ehret High School | Marrero | Louisiana |
| Kristin Howell | Syosset High School | Syosset | New York |
| Emmanuel Hudson | Booker T. Washington High School | Shreveport | Louisiana |
| Karla Hulne | Blair-Taylor Middle/High School | Blair | Wisconsin |
| Mia Ibrahim | Health Opportunities High School | Bronx | New York |
| Luis Ingels | Candor Elementary School | Candor | New York |
| Justin Janer | Pinewood School Middle Campus | Los Altos | California |
| Daryl Jessen | Dakota Valley School | North Sioux City | South Dakota |
| De’Evin Johnson | Duncanville High School | Duncanville | Texas |
| Amir Jones | Harvey High School | Painesville | Ohio |
| Allison Kline | Blue Mountain Area School | Orwigsburg | Pennsylvania |
| Kenneth Kosterman | Rockwall-Heath High School | Heath | Texas |
| Joshua Krohn | Brent Elementary School | Washington | District of Columbia |
| Sarah Labovitz | Arkansas State University | Jonesboro | Arkansas |
| Heather Leppard | Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA) | Los Angeles | California |
| Hope Lewis | Charles O. Dickerson HS | Trumansburg | New York |
| Meredith Lord | Burncoat High School | Worcester | Massachusetts |
| Brendon Lucas | Nyack High School | Nyack | New York |
| Christian Lucas | Mariners Christian School | Costa Mesa | California |
| Alison McCarrey | Romig Middle School | Anchorage | Alaska |
| Angie McDaniel | Forest Creek Elementary | Round Rock | Texas |
| Ashleigh McDaniel Spatz | Burgess Peterson Academy | Atlanta | Georgia |
| Matthew McKagan | Lindero Canyon Middle School | Agoura Hills | California |
| Brian McMath | Northwest Guilford High School | Greensboro | North Carolina |
| Phillip McMullen | Silver Creek Central Schools | Silver Creek | New York |
| Tracy Meldrum | Verrado High School | Buckeye | Arizona |
| Xochilt Melendez Munguia | Gainesville Middle School for the Arts and Sciences | Gainesville | Virginia |
| Kris Milby | Greenup County High School | Greenup | Kentucky |
| Dana Monteiro | Frederick Douglass Academy | New York | New York |
| Shelby Montgomery | George Jenkins High School | Lakeland | Florida |
| David Moore | Inspire Charter Academy | Baton Rouge | Louisiana |
| Ryan Moseley | Appoquinimink High School | Middletown | Delaware |
| David Moss | West Hopkins School | Nebo | Kentucky |
| Deborah Muhlenbruck-Fleischer | Gunderson Middle School | Las Vegas | Nevada |
| Vicki Nichols | Grandview Elementary | Grandview | Texas |
| Jeremy Overbeck | Century High School | Bismarck | North Dakota |
| John Pachence | Penn State Abington | Abington | Pennsylvania |
| Jennifer Page | Niles North High School | Skokie | Illinois |
| Matthew Pitts | Robert JC Rice Elementary School | Gilbert | Arizona |
| Courtney Powers | Muhammad Ali School 23 | Passaic | New Jersey |
| Natalie Pratt | Brentwood High School | Brentwood | Tennessee |
| William Rank | Oak Prairie Junior High School | Lockport | Illinois |
| Brett Rankin | Wilde Lake High School | Columbia | Maryland |
| Annie Ray | Annandale High School | Annandale | Virginia |
| Tracy Resseguie | Staley High School | Kansas City | Missouri |
| Giovanni Santos | La Sierra University | Riverside | California |
| Ruth Schwartz | Chugiak High School and Mirror Lake Middle School | Chugiak | Alaska |
| Laura Shapovalov | Walden III Middle and High School | Racine | Wisconsin |
| James Sheffer | Medford Memorial Middle School and Haines Sixth Grade Center | Medford | New Jersey |
| Matthew Shephard | Meridian Early College High School | Sanford | Michigan |
| Dylan Sims | York Middle School | York | South Carolina |
| Thomas Slater | Chestnut Oaks Middle School | Sumter | South Carolina |
| Michele Slone | Urbana Elementary and Jr. High School | Urbana | Ohio |
| Tony Small | St. Vincent Pallotti Arts Academy | Laurel | Maryland |
| Andrew Smith | Charlotte Central School | Charlotte | Vermont |
| Wayne Splettstoeszer | Torrington High School | Torrington | Connecticut |
| Elizabeth Steege | Cass High School | Racine | Wisconsin |
| Lawrence Stoffel | California State University, Northridge | Los Angeles | California |
| Tyler Swick | Robert and Sandy Ellis Elementary | Henderson | Nevada |
| Elizabeth Taylor | La Crosse Elementary School | La Crosse | Virginia |
| Cami Tedoldi | Foxborough High School | Foxborough | Massachusetts |
| Kylie Teston | Leonardtown High School | Leonardtown | Maryland |
| Jonathan Todd | Palisades High School | Charlotte | North Carolina |
| Matthew Trevino | Roan Forest Elementary | San Antonio | Texas |
| Alexis True | Thomas Downey High School | Modesto | California |
| Gregory Urban | Dunedin Highland Middle School | Dunedin | Florida |
| Jon Usher | Hidden Springs Elementary | Moreno Valley | California |
| Michael Vasquez | Charles L. Kuentz Jr. Elementary | Helotes | Texas |
| Aaron Vogel | Mountain Ridge High School | Glendale | Arizona |
| Bryen Warfield | Homestead High School | Fort Wayne | Indiana |
| Sarah Wehmeier Aparicio | Waukesha South High School | Waukesha | Wisconsin |
| Christopher White | Hickory Ridge High School | Harrisburg | North Carolina |
| Tammy White | Kiser Middle School | Greensboro | North Carolina |
| Tyron Williams | New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities IV | Far Rockaway | New York |
| Krista Williams | Floretta P. Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy | Mobile | Alabama |
| Kelly Winovich | Northgate Middle/Senior High School | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania |
| Hayley Winslow | Snow Canyon Middle School | Saint George | Utah |
| Ronnie Ziccardi | Avonworth | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania |
WHEN:
The semi-finalists will be announced in September. For more information, please visit www.grammymusicteacher.com
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