RECIPIENT, FINALISTS AND SEMI-FINALISTS TO RECEIVE CASH HONORARIUMS WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT AND RESOURCES PROVIDED BY THE CHUCK LORRE FAMILY FOUNDATION
WHAT:
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 2025.
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 11th annual honoree will be flown to Los Angeles to attend the 67th 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 Music Educator Award program, including honorariums, is made possible by the generosity and support of The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation. Special thanks to the American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, NAMM Foundation, and National Education Association for their support of this program through outreach to their constituencies.
WHO:
A total of 215 music teachers from 202 cities have been announced as quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award presented by the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum. In total, over 2,400 initial nominations were submitted. In addition to our quarterfinalists, 159 legacy applicants from 2024 will also be eligible to win the award this year.
QUARTERFINALISTS
| Name | School | City | State |
| Bryant Adler | Alcoa Elementary School | Alcoa | Tennessee |
| Patrick Aguayo | Rolling Hills Middle School | Los Gatos | California |
| Chrsitopher Alberts | School Without Walls | Washington | Washington, D.C. |
| Bobi-Jean Alexander | Seneca Valley Senior High School | Harmony | Pennsylvania |
| Erin Althen | Westhill High School | Syracuse | New York |
| Kathleen Amabile | Elk Lake Junior-Senior High School | Springville | Pennsylvania |
| Michael Antmann | Freedom High School | Orlando | Florida |
| Amanda Babcock | Merrimack Valley Middle School | Penacook | New Hampshire |
| Eric Bable | Crestview High School | Columbiana | Ohio |
| Natalie Baker | Missoula International School | Missoula | Montana |
| Jean-Paul Balmat | Mission Bay High School | San Diego | California |
| Russell Balusek | Edna High School | Edna | Texas |
| Lee Anne Barnes | Thomas Street Elementary School | Tupelo | Mississippi |
| Makynzie Barton | Elkton High School | Elkton | Maryland |
| Andrew Beasley | Pearl High School | Pearl | Mississippi |
| Daniel Beilman | Oak Park School | Sarasota | Florida |
| Andrew Bennett | Fredonia High School | Fredonia | New York |
| David Billingsley | DeLaSalle High School | Minneapolis | Minnesota |
| Stephen Blanco | Las Vegas High School | Las Vegas | Nevada |
| Mike Bogle | Dallas College Cedar Valley Campus | Dallas | Texas |
| Sarah Boline | Johns Hill Magnet School | Decatur | Illinois |
| Cherie Bowe | Pascagoula High School | Pascagoula | Mississippi |
| Nathan Bowman | Southeast Middle School | Salisbury | North Carolina |
| Tamiko Bridges | Laurel High School | Laurel | Mississippi |
| Justin Britt | Kingston Public Schools | Kingston | Oklahoma |
| Korey Bruno | Westfield High School | Westfield | Massachusetts |
| Richard Butler | Jack Britt High School | Fayetteville | North Carolina |
| Jason Canfield | Prescott High School | Prescott | Wisconsin |
| Clayton Capello | Pettus ISD | Pettus | Texas |
| Dr. John Carlisle | Hannan JSHS | Ashton | West Virginia |
| Taylor Cash | Albertville High School | Albertville | Alabama |
| Barry Chesky | Dulaney High School | Timonium | Maryland |
| Ethan Chessin | Camas High School | Camas | Washington |
| Ernesta Chicklowski | Roosevelt Elementary School | Tampa | Florida |
| Donna Clark | Miguel Juarez Middle School | Waukegan | Illinois |
| Jeremy Cole | Southern Middle School | Somerset | Kentucky |
| James Cooney | Mayville High School | Mayville, WI | Wisconsin |
| Paul Corn | Susan E. Wagner High School | Staten Island | New York |
| Kevin Croxton | Oliver Springs Elementary School | Van Buren | Arkansas |
| Brandon Czubachowski | Spring Valley Hall High School | Spring Valley | Illinois |
| Mike D’Errico | Albright College | Reading | Pennsylvania |
| Nicole Davidson | Susan E. Wiley Elementary School | Copiague | New York |
| Andy Davis | Reavis High School | Burbank | Illinois |
| Kelly DeHaan | Mountain Ridge High School | Herriman | Utah |
| David Dehnet | Oral Roberts University | Tulsa | Oklahoma |
| Joe DeLisi | Chisago Lakes High School | Lindstrom | Minnesota |
| Jesse Dooley | Millbury Jr./Sr. High School | Millbury | Massachusetts |
| Lawrence Dubill | Hamburg High School | Hamburg | New York |
| Bridget Duffy-Ulrich | Oshkosh North High School | Oshkosh | Wisconsin |
| Jared Duncan | DeKalb School of the Arts | Avondale Estates | Georgia |
| Nicole Durkin | Argo Community High School | Summit | Illinois |
| Kaley Eaton | Cornish College of the Arts | Seattle | Washington |
| Cindy Ellis | Miami Arts Studio 6-12 at Zelda Glazer | Miami | Florida |
| Clerida Eltime | WHIN Music Community Charter School | New York | New York |
| Grady Emmert | Lake Buena Vista High School | Orlando | Florida |
| Gerardo Escobar | Riverside Middle School | El Paso | Texas |
| Regan Eudy | Central Elementary School | Albemarle | North Carolina |
| Kevin Fallon | C.W. Worthington Middle School | Haslet | Texas |
| Jason Falvo | Waynesburg Central Elementary | Waynesburg | Pennsylvania |
| Mike Fedyszyn | Riverview Middle School | Plymouth | Wisconsin |
| Daniel Ferreira | Klein Intermediate School | Houston | Texas |
| Jill Fetty | Clear Falls High School | League City | Texas |
| Joe Finnegan | DC Everest Senior High School | Weston | Wisconsin |
| Joseph Flores | Mesa Middle School | Roswell | New Mexico |
| Jasmine Fripp | KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School | Nashville | Tennessee |
| Sarah Fulton | Kings Mountain High School | Kings Mountain | North Carolina |
| Stefanie Gardner | Glendale Community College | Glendale | Arizona |
| Ryan Geary | Sanford High School | Sanford | Maine |
| Emily Golden | East Burke High School | Connelly Springs | North Carolina |
| Rob Goldman | Westwood High School | Westwood | Massachusetts |
| Alex Grimm | F.J. Reitz High School | Evansville | Indiana |
| Melanie Gunn | Whitman Middle School | Seattle | Washington |
| Daniel Gutierrez | Nixa High School | Nixa | Missouri |
| Holly Haffner | Grissom Middle School | Sterling Heights | Michigan |
| Michael Hamann | West Ottawa High School | Holland | Michigan |
| Tony Aaron Hambrick | Jessye Norman School of the Arts | Augusta | Georgia |
| Cordara Harper | Grambling State University | Grambling | Louisiana |
| Vernon Harris | Pulaski Heights Middle School | Little Rock | Arkansas |
| Sarah Hart | Islander Middle School | Mercer Island | Washington |
| Kellie Harvey | Fruitland Primary School | Fruitland | Maryland |
| Toby Harwell | Wiseburn Middle School | Hawthorne | California |
| Rachael Heffner | Brookhaven Innovation Academy | Norcross | Georgia |
| Bobby Helms | Copiah-Lincoln Community College | Wesson | Mississippi |
| Bernie Hendricks, Jr. | Ocoee High School | Ocoee | Florida |
| Christopher Henke | Kittatinny Regional High School | Newton | New Jersey |
| Brian Henson | Walnut Grove High School | Prosper | Texas |
| Samuel Hjort | Mission High School | Mission | Texas |
| Matt Howe | Cathedral City High School | Cathedral City | California |
| Cole Hunt | Burchfield Elementary School | Oneida | Tennessee |
| Andria Hyden | Bedichek Middle School | Austin | Texas |
| Brandi Jason | Liberty High School | Eldersburg | Maryland |
| Sonja Jewell | Loudoun Country Day School | Leesburg | Virginia |
| Jennifer Jimenez | South Miami Sr. High School | Miami | Florida |
| John Johnson | Boyd County High School | Ashland | Kentucky |
| Amir Jones | Thomas W. Harvey High School | Painesville | Ohio |
| Brian Joyce | South Jones High School | Ellisville | Mississippi |
| Wimberly Kennedy | Red Bank High School | Chattanooga | Tennessee |
| Larry Kennon | Troy Christian Junior High/High School | Troy | Ohio |
| Joshua Krohn | Brent Elementary School | Washington | Washington, D.C. |
| Erin Kronzek | Unity School | Delray Beach | Florida |
| Sarah Labrie | Lexington High School | Lexington | Massachusetts |
| J Alan Landers | Lakenheath High School | Apo | Armed Forces Europe |
| Eric Laprade | The College of New Jersey | Ewing | New Jersey |
| Samantha Leali | Shenango Junior/Senior High School | New Castle | Pennsylvania |
| Richelle Lenoir | Global Leadership Academy High School | Jacksonville | Florida |
| Lindsay Linderman | Murray LaSaine Montessori School | Charleston | South Carolina |
| Katanna Linn | Highlands Ranch High School | Highlands Ranch | Colorado |
| Candace Love | August Boeger Middle School | San Jose | California |
| Christopher Lubken | Robert Service High School | Anchorage | Alaska |
| Ryan Mack | P.S. 10 Magnet School of Math, Science, and Design Technology | Brooklyn | New York |
| Rebecca MacLeod | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign | Champaign | Illinois |
| Adrian Maclin | Cordova High School | Memphis | Tennessee |
| Cyndi Mancini | Montour High School | McKees Rocks | Pennsylvania |
| Kate Margrave | Pine Creek High School | Colorado Springs | Colorado |
| Matt Martindale | Shelby County High School | Columbiana | Alabama |
| Abigail Martinez | Erie Middle School | Erie | Colorado |
| Kathleen McCarthy | Attleboro High School | Attleboro | Massachusetts |
| Leigh Ann McClain | Griffin Middle School | The Colony | Texas |
| Erin McConnell | Camillus Middle School | Camillus | New York |
| Lawrence McCrobie | Valley High School | Louisville | Kentucky |
| Jay McCulley | Sunset Middle School | Brentwood | Tennessee |
| Angela McKenna | Classen School of Advanced Studies at Northeast High School | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma |
| Jonathan R.P. McTier III | Alief Hastings High School | Houston | Texas |
| Kimberly Meader | Green Bay Preble High School | Green Bay | Wisconsin |
| Jessie Mersinger | New Brunswick High School | New Brunswick | New Jersey |
| Adam Mewhorter | Southmoore High School | Moore | Oklahoma |
| James Minnix | Central Connecticut State University | New Britian | Connecticut |
| Jake Mitchell | Hebron Middle School | Shepherdsville | Kentucky |
| William J. Molineaux | The Osceola County School for the Arts | Kissimmee | Florida |
| Darren Motamedy | Walter Johnson International Academy | Las Vegas | Nevada |
| Jonathan Mracko | Postlethwait Middle School | Camden Wyoming | Delaware |
| Curtis Mulvenon | Shawnee Mission West High School | Overland Park | Kansas |
| Elizabeth Nardone | EM Stanton School | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
| Michelle Nielsen | Diamond Canyon School | Anthem | Arizona |
| Kelly Nieman | Alden Intermediate School | Alden | New York |
| Mallory Norton | Weddington High School | Matthews | North Carolina |
| Heather Orr | Montgomery High School | Montgomery | Texas |
| Augustine Ortiz | Edgar Allen Poe Middle School | San Antonio | Texas |
| Jeremy Overbeck | Century High School | Bismarck | North Dakota |
| Andrew Pahos | John Sevier Middle School | Kingsport | Tennessee |
| Lindsey Parker | Laguna Beach High School | Laguna Beach | California |
| Andrew Pease | Hartwick College | Oneonta | New York |
| TJ Pelanek | Underwood Public School | Underwood | Minnesota |
| Justin Peterson | Middle School 67Q Louis Pasteur | Little Neck | New York |
| Anthony Pickard | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. High School | Lithonia | Georgia |
| Preston Pierce | Plano West Senior High School | Plano | Texas |
| Thomas Pierre | Rosa L. Parks ES | Hyattsville | Maryland |
| Chris Pierson | Chaparral High School | Las Vegas | Nevada |
| Jonathan Powell | West End High School | Walnut Grove | Alabama |
| Courtney Powers | Hoboken Charter School | Hoboken | New Jersey |
| Briony Price | Gramercy Arts High School | New York City | New York |
| Neal Raskin | Big Foot Union High School | Walworth | Wisconsin |
| Marc Ratner | Mineola High School | Garden City Park | New York |
| Tess Remy-Schumacher | University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond | Oklahoma |
| Stephen Rew | Raymore-Peculiar High School | Peculiar | Missouri |
| Cindy Reynolds | Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School | Shawnee | Kansas |
| Lou Ribar | Lenape Elementary | Ford City | Pennsylvania |
| Dianna Richardson | Cleveland School of the Arts | Cleveland | Ohio |
| Michael Richardson | Perry Meridian High School | Indianapolis | Indiana |
| Leslie Riedel | Capital High School | Charleston | West Virginia |
| Adam Robinson | Norwood High School | Norwood | Ohio |
| James Robinson | Elkin High School | Elkin | North Carolina |
| Nathan Rodahl | Port Angeles High School | Port Angeles | Washington |
| Darren Rodgers | St. Augustine High School | New Orleans | Louisiana |
| Lenae Rose | Morgan County High School | Madison | Georgia |
| Stewart Rosen | Walter Reed Middle School | North Hollywood | California |
| David Roth | Lakeside High School | Ashtabula | Ohio |
| Seth Rowoldt | Annunciation Orthodox School | Houston | Texas |
| Stefanie Sagaro | Academy for Innovative Education Charter School | Miami Springs | Florida |
| Maura Saint | Blackhawk High School | Beaver Falls | Pennsylvania |
| Mike Scott | Columbia Basin College | Pasco | Washington |
| Kelly Seymour | Ballston Spa Middle/High School | Ballston Spa | New York |
| Natalie Sheeler | Sturgis Charter Public School | Hyannis | Massachusetts |
| Matthew Shephard | Meridian Early College High School | Sanford | Michigan |
| Aleshia Shouse | Christian Academy of Indiana | New Albany | Indiana |
| Alex Sieira | Harrison High School | Harrison | New Jersey |
| Adria Smith | Marblehead Community Charter Public School | Marblehead | Massachusetts |
| Anthony Spano | Culver City High School | Culver City | California |
| William Steadman | General McLane High School | Edinboro | Pennsylvania |
| Mike Steep | Parkway Northeast Middle School | Creve Coeur | Missouri |
| Katie Stephens | Charles D. Owen High School | Black Mountain | North Carolina |
| Evelyn Stohlman | Bishop Shanahan High School | Downingtown | Pennsylvania |
| Kokoe Tanaka-Suwan | Parsons Memorial & Purchase Elementary Schools | Harrison | New York |
| Jameelah Taylor | Trevor Day School | New York City | New York |
| Brian Teed | Wakeland High School | Frisco | Texas |
| Josh Tharp | West Fairmont Middle School and Rivesville Elementary/Middle School | Fairmont | West Virginia |
| Jennifer Theisen-Gray | William M. Colmer Middle School | Pascagoula | Mississippi |
| Mark Thomas | Upper Perkiomen | Pennsburg | Pennsylvania |
| Zachary Thomas | Ledyard High School | Ledyard | Connecticut |
| Alex Underwood | Hays High School | Hays | Kansas |
| Craig Uppercue | Volusia County Schools | Daytona Beach | Florida |
| Lindsay Vasko | Walnut Grove High School | Prosper | Texas |
| Allen Venezio | East River High School | Orlando | Florida |
| Felicia Villa | Point Pleasant Borough High School | Point Pleasant | New Jersey |
| James Villegas | Grossmont High School | El Cajon | California |
| Rachel Waddell | Colorado State University | Fort Collins | Colorado |
| Meghan Wagner | Auburn Riverside High School | Auburn | Washington |
| Bryan Waites | Clements High School | Sugar Land | Texas |
| Donald Walter | Northwest Guilford High School and Northwest Guilford Middle School | Greensboro | North Carolina |
| Victoria Warnet | Columbus State University | Columbus | Georgia |
| Christopher Weddel | Fremont High School | Fremont | Nebraska |
| Elliot Weeks | Seattle Preparatory School | Seattle | Washington |
| Kayla Werlin | Longmeadow High School | Longmeadow | Massachusetts |
| Bryce Werntz | Oak Hill High School | Oak Hill | Ohio |
| Robert West | Clark High School | Las Vegas | Nevada |
| Aria Westbrook | Hawfields Middle School | Mebane | North Carolina |
| Kimberly Whitehead | Sikeston High School | Sikeston | Missouri |
| Jeremy Williams | Marrero Middle School | Marrero | Louisiana |
| Doretha Williams | GEO Next Generation High School | Baton Rouge | Louisiana |
| Kelly Winovich | Northgate Middle/Senior High School | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania |
| Kate Wisbey | Charlottesville Catholic School | Charlottesville | Virginia |
| Elise Witt | Global Village Project | Decatur | Georgia |
| Scott Woodard | West Virginia State University | Institute | West Virginia |
| Amber Yates | Thompson Middle School | Alabaster | Alabama |
| Christopher-Rey Yraola | Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts | Los Angeles | California |
LEGACY APPLICANTS
| Name | School | City | State | |
| Bruce Adams | Sam Houston High School | San Antonio | Texas | |
| Casie Adams | Martinsburg High School | Martinsburg | West Virginia | |
| Miguel Aguiar | Southwest High School | San Antonio | Texas | |
| Dawn Amthor | Wallkill Senior High School | Wallkill | New York | |
| Christopher Andrews | Hephzibah High School | Hephzibah | Georgia | |
| Jeanne Andrews | 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 | |
| Timothy Arnold | Orono High School | Long Lake | Minnesota | |
| Elizabeth Baker | Mary Martin Elementary | Weatherford | Texas | |
| Andre Barnes | Science Park High School | Newark | New Jersey | |
| Jeremy Bartunek | Greenbriar School | Northbrook | Illinois | |
| Adem Birson | New York University | New York | New York | |
| Benjamin Blasko | Lipscomb University | Nashville | Tennessee | |
| Amanda Blevins | Tri-Valley High School | Dresden | Ohio | |
| Susan Boddie | Valdosta State University | Valdosta | Georgia | |
| Adrian Bonner | Lancaster High School | Lancaster | Texas | |
| Steve Browne | Nashville Community High School | Nashville | Illinois | |
| Ryan Bulgarelli | Williamsport Area 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 School | Sandston | Virginia | |
| Helen Capehart | Bridgeport High School | Bridgeport | Texas | |
| Marcos Carreras | Conservatory of the Arts | Springfield | Massachusetts | |
| Roger Chagnon | Westfield Academy and Central School | Westfield | New York | |
| Kristopher Chandler | Gautier High School | Gautier | Mississippi | |
| Jeff Chang | Decatur High School | Federal Way | Washington | |
| Travis Coakley | William Carey University | Hattiesburg | Mississippi | |
| Vanessa Cobb | Montgomery Central High School | Cunningham | Tennessee | |
| Trish Conover | Community Middle School | Plainsboro | New Jersey | |
| John Contreras | Pueblo High School | Tucson | Arizona | |
| Daniel Cook | Ithaca College | Ithaca | New York | |
| Kyle Cook | Western Branch Middle School | Chesapeake | Virginia | |
| Travis Cook | Plymouth Christian Academy | Canton | Michigan | |
| Andrew Cote | Merrimack College | North Andover | Massachusetts | |
| Drew Cowell | Belleville East High School | Belleville | Illinois | |
| Cory Joy Craig | Benton Intermediate School | Benton | Louisiana | |
| Matthew Cunningham | Brockton High School | Brockton | Massachusetts | |
| Isaac Daniel III | Stax Music Academy | Memphis | Tennessee | |
| 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 School District | Perkasie | Pennsylvania | |
| Antoine Dolberry | P.S. 103 Hector Fontanez School | 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 | Waikegan | Illinois | |
| Jonathan Eising | James Hubert Blake High School | Silver Spring | Maryland | |
| Jonathan Eldridge | Weston Public Schools | Weston | Massachusetts | |
| Carol Evans | Gwynedd Mercy University | Gwynedd Valley | Pennsylvania | |
| Anthony Ferreira | Suffield High School | 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 | Denham Springs | Louisiana | |
| Matt Gerry | Salina South Middle School | Salina | Kansas | |
| Anna Girling | Sebastopol Attendance Center | Sebastopol | Mississippi | |
| Serena Gorham | Weare Middle School | Weare | New Hampshire | |
| Kylie Griffin | Dozier Elementary | Erath | Louisiana | |
| Jessica Gronberg | Hawkes Bluff Elementary | Davie | Florida | |
| Nathaniel Gunter | Greer High School | Greer | South Carolina | |
| Amy Hannequin | Bethel Middle School | Bethel | Connecticut | |
| Crystal Harding | Ypsilanti Community High School | Ypsilanti | Michigan | |
| Diane Harrigan | Bloom High School | Chicago Heights | Illinois | |
| Toye Harris | Miami High School | Miami | Oklahoma | |
| Chris Hayslette | Bridgeport Middle School | Bridgeport | West Virginia | |
| Colette Hebert | Yonkers Public Schools | Yonkers | New York | |
| Martha Heise | Seventh Street School | Oil City | Pennsylvania | |
| Jonathan Helmick | Slippery Rock University | Slippery Rock | Pennsylvania | |
| Joel Hill | Velma Jackson High School & Shirley D. Simmons Middle School | Camden | Mississippi | |
| Elaine Holmes | Comsewogue High School | Port Jefferson Station | New York | |
| Victor Iapalucci | Phillip Barbour High School | Philippi | West Virginia | |
| Devin James | Salem High School | Conyers | Georgia | |
| Heidi Jaye | Daniel Webster Elementary School | New Rochelle | New York | |
| Jamie Jones | Manzano Day School | Albuquerque | New Mexico | |
| Daniel Joosten | Edgerton High School | Edgerton | Wisconsin | |
| Brett Keith | Northern Bedford County Middle/High School | Loysburg | Pennsylvania | |
| Deonte Kennedy | Craigmont High School | Memphis | Tennessee | |
| 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 | Ypsilanti Community High School | East Amherst | New York | |
| Michael Lapomardo | Shrewsbury High School | Shrewsbury | Massachusetts | |
| Morgan Lentino | Otter Creek Elementary | Elgin | Illinois | |
| Lisa Linde | Newton South High School | Newton | Massachusetts | |
| Cole Lundquist | Gloucester High School | Gloucester | Massachusetts | |
| Marci Malone DeAmbrose | Lincoln Southwest High School | Lincoln | Nebraska | |
| Bob Mamminga | St. Francis High School | Wheaton | Illinois | |
| Jayson Martinez | Arts High School | Newark | New Jersey | |
| Kevin McDonald | Wellesley High School | Wellesley | Massachusetts | |
| Larrian Menifee | Ball High School | Galveston | Texas | |
| Kim Mettert | East Noble Middle School | Kendallville | Indiana | |
| Natalie Moore | Sullivan High School | Sullivan | Missouri | |
| Coty Raven Morris | Portland State University | Portland | Oregon | |
| Brian Nabors | Shelby High School | Shelby | Ohio | |
| Jenny Neff | University of the Arts | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | |
| Cassandra Nelson | Mountaineer Middle School | Morgantown | West Virginia | |
| Trevor Nicholas | Nicholas Senn High School | Chicago | Illinois | |
| Sam Noyce | Thomas Jefferson Jr. High School | Kearns | Utah | |
| Tim O’Donnell | Ephrata High School | Ephrata | Washington | |
| Shakia Paylor | City Neighbors High School | Baltimore | Maryland | |
| Kathy Perconti | Wayne Central High School | Ontario Center | New York | |
| 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 | |
| Brian Querry | Charles A. Huston Middle School | Lower Burrell | Pennsylvania | |
| Lance Rauh | Patriot Oaks Academy | St. Johns | Florida | |
| Hoza Redditt | MSA East Academy | Saint Gabriel | Louisiana | |
| Heather Rentz | St. Mark School (Westpark) | Cleveland | Ohio | |
| 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 | |
| Shawn Royer | Marian University | Indianapolis | Indiana | |
| Dayshawn Russell | North Iberville Elementary and High School | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Thomas Slater | Sumter School District | Sumter | South Carolina | |
| Joani Slawson | Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy | Melbourne | Florida | |
| Timothy Sloan | Albright Middle School | Houston | Texas | |
| Andrew Smith | Charlotte Central School | Charlotte | Vermont | |
| Cathryn Smith | Coleman High School | Coleman | Texas | |
| Jessie Smith | Yes Prep Public Schools | Houston | Texas | |
| Patrick Smith | Cooperative Arts 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 Sulbarán | Braintree High School | Braintree | Massachusetts | |
| Lynn Sweet | Mount Anthony Union High School | Bennington | Vermont | |
| 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 | |
| Martin Urbach | Harvest Collegiate High School | New York | 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 ISD | Ralls | Texas | |
| 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 | |
| Elizabeth White | Holcomb RIII | Holcomb | Missouri | |
| Tyler Wigglesworth | West Covina High School | West Covina | California | |
| Paula Williams | The Ron Clark Academy | Atlanta | Georgia | |
| Sandi Wilson | Franklin School of Innovation | Asheville | North Carolina | |
| Damion Womack | The Montgomery Academy | Montgomery | Alabama | |
| Tammy Yi | Chapman University and LA Phil YOLA Program | Orange County | California | |
| Jason Younts | Samuel V. Champion High School | Boerne | Texas | |
| DeAnna Zecchin | Indian River High School | Dagsboro | Delaware | |
WHEN:
The semi-finalists will be announced in September. For more information, please visit grammymusicteacher.com. For a full list of past Music Educator Award recipients, visit here.
