In Gwinnett, our students have an opportunity to receive exemplary arts instruction by industry-leading fine arts professionals, including a host of dedicated music educators.
You can help recognize an outstanding music educator by nominating him or her for a 2021 GRAMMY Music Educator Award by the March 15 deadline.
The Music Educator Award brings attention to the work of thousands of music teachers across the United States. Every year, the Recording Academy GRAMMY Museum highlights the work of educators based on nomination from their communities. (Nominated teachers will receive an application to complete and return by March 31.)
The GRAMMY Music Educator Award recognizes educators who have made a lasting and significant contribution to the field of music education. In addition to honoring these teachers, the GRAMMY Museum distributes more than $50,000 each year in honorariums and grants to chosen educators and their schools.
Nominating a teacher isn’t just a chance to recognize an individual—it’s an opportunity to add your voice to the GRAMMY Museum’s advocacy for music education.
The GRAMMY Music Educator Award is supported by the National Association of Music Education Foundation, the National Association for Music Education, and the National Education Association.
Here are some need-to know facts about music education:
1. Students in high-quality school music programs score higher on standardized tests compared to students in schools with deficient music education programs, regardless of the socioeconomic level of the school or school district.
2. Schools that have music programs have significantly higher attendance rates than do those without programs (93.3% compared to 84.9%).
3. Schools that have music programs have significantly higher graduation rates than do those without music programs (90.2% compared to 72.9%). In addition, those that rate their programs as "excellent or very good" have an even higher graduation rate (90.9%).
4. The combined results of 30 studies indicate that music instruction is linked to significantly improved reading skills.
Source: GRAMMY in the Schools