10 Finalists Selected For 2016 Music Educator Award

A total of 10 music teachers from 10 cities across eight states have been announced as finalists for the third annual Music Educator Award. In total, more than 4,500 initial nominations were submitted from all 50 states.

A joint partnership and presentation of The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation, 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 quality music education in schools.

First Name	Last Name	School	City	State
Bonnie	Anderson	Coronado Village Elementary School	Universal City	Texas
Krista	Fanning	Caddo Middle Magnet	Shreveport	La.
Anne	Fennell	Mission Vista High School	Oceanside	Calif.
Frank	Gawle	Wilton High School	Wilton	Conn.
Keith	Hancock	Tesoro High School	Rancho Santa Margarita	Calif.
Penelope	Quesada	Lincoln Elementary School	Louisville	Ky.
Phillip	Riggs	North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics	Durham	N.C.
Bill	Swick	Las Vegas Academy of the Arts	Las Vegas	Nev.
Brayer	Teague	Downers Grove North High School	Downers Grove	Ill.
Lois	Wiggins	Edythe J. Hayes Middle School	Lexington	Ky.