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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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2021 Music Educator Award Semifinalists Announced By The Recording Academy & GRAMMY Museum

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A total of 25 music teachers from 24 cities across 16 states, have been announced as semifinalists, selected from more than 1,989 initial nominations submitted from all 50 states
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Oct 13, 2020 - 7:00 am

Today the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum revealed the semifinalists list for the annual Music Educator Award. In all, a total of 25 music teachers from 24 cities across 16 states, have been announced as semifinalists, selected from more than 1,989 initial nominations submitted from all 50 states. Check out the full list below:

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The Music Educator Award recognizes current educators 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. The recipient will be recognized during GRAMMY Week 2021.

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 fifteen 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 finalists will be announced in December, and nominations for the 2022 Music Educator Award are now open. To nominate a music educator, or to find more information, please visit www.grammymusicteacher.com.

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Mickey Smith Jr. at 2020 GRAMMYs

Mickey Smith Jr. (L) at the 2020 GRAMMYs

 

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2020 GRAMMY Music Educator Award Winner Mickey Smith Jr. Accepts $10,000 Check For Maplewood Middle School

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"If you just keep waking up every day, amazing can happen," the ever-inspirational Mickey Smith Jr. recently said
Ana Monroy Yglesias
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Dec 7, 2020 - 2:52 pm

Last week, 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator Award winner Mickey Smith Jr. received the $10,000 check on behalf of the music department of Maplewood Middle School in Sulphur, La., where he works as the beloved band director.

Donna and John Bel Edwards, the First Lady and Governor of Louisiana, respectively, and Pamela Alexander of the Ford Motor Company Fund, which partners with the GRAMMY Museum to sponsor the annual accolade, presented the giant check to Smith Jr. virtually.

"Thank you to everyone that's been a part of this amazing process. As a kid, I'd always dreamed of winning a GRAMMY as a musician, but middle school band records don't win GRAMMYs, especially those in small towns," Smith shared as he accepted the prize. "But it's amazing how if you just keep waking up every day, amazing can happen."

Related: 2021 Music Educator Award Semifinalists Announced By The Recording Academy & GRAMMY Museum

The Music Educator Award recognizes current educators 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. The 2021 recipient will be recognized during GRAMMY Week next year.

GRAMMY Museum December 2020 Digital Schedule: 100 Years Of Charlie Parker, Touché Amoré, Asleep At The Wheel & More

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GRAMMY Museum Announces 2021 Grant Program Guidelines

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The new specs outline this year's Letter of Inquiry requirements for archiving and preservation projects as well as scientific research projects ahead of the Nov. 1 deadline
Nate Hertweck
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Aug 26, 2020 - 10:11 am

The GRAMMY Museum has announced new Letter of Inquiry requirements along with the guidelines for its 2021 Grant Program. Generously funded by the Recording Academy, the GRAMMY Museum Grant Program has awarded more than $7.5 million to more than 400 noteworthy projects.

The Grant Program administers grants annually to organizations and individuals to support efforts that advance the archiving and preservation of the music and recorded sound heritage of North America for future generations, as well as scientific research projects related to the impact of music on the human condition.

In June, the Museum awarded $200,000 in grants to 13 recipients in the United States. See the full list of this year's grant recipients and read about their projects here. 

"As a nonprofit cultural organization that relies on annually applying for grants to help fund our education programs, we are well apprised of how much of an impact an approved grant can make," Michael Sticka, President of the GRAMMY Museum. "The work we help fund through our grants program, with the Recording Academy as our partner, includes an impressive array of projects that are at the forefront of exploring music's beneficial intersection with science, and that maintain our musical legacy for future generations. The initiatives announced today exemplify the Museum's mission to uphold music's value in our lives and shared culture."

Recipients are determined based on criteria such as merit, uniqueness of project and the ability to accomplish intended goals. The deadline for submission is Nov. 1, 2020. To view guidelines and new Letter of Inquiry requirements, visit the Grant Program's website.

GRAMMY Museum Grant Program Awards $200k For Music Research & Sound Preservation

Tom Petersson (L) and Robin Zander (R) of Cheap Trick

Tom Petersson (L) and Robin Zander (R) of Cheap Trick

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GRAMMY Museum January 2021 Schedule: Cheap Trick, Black Pumas, HAIM And More

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The GRAMMY Museum kicks off 2021 with new programs released on COLLECTION:live, including a Verve Label Group takeover, programs with 2021 GRAMMY nominees and a Cheap Trick digital exhibit
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Jan 8, 2021 - 7:28 pm

New year, new GRAMMY Museum goodies!

The GRAMMY Museum has announced its programming schedule for January 2021, which includes new and never-before-released digital content as well as interviews with and performances by some of the 2021 GRAMMY nominees including Best New Artist nominees Phoebe Bridgers and Ingrid Andress, HAIM, Black Pumas, Tame Impala and more.

It'll all be added to COLLECTION:live, the Museum's official online streaming service featuring an artfully curated collection of newly produced artist interviews, performances and livestreams, as well as special releases from the GRAMMY Museum archive.

This month's programming includes a panel featuring seven-time GRAMMY winner Alanis Morissette alongside members of the cast and creative team of the 15-time Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical, "Jagged Little Pill," which is nominated for Best Musical Theater Album at the 2021 GRAMMYs. 

Elsewhere, the GRAMMY Museum is hosting a panel discussion about the making of the song "Collide" from Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack. The panel will include Motown Records President Ethiopia Habtemariam, Motown Records VP of A&R Lindsey Lanier, and the artists, songwriters, and producers of "Collide," including Tiana Major9, EARTHGANG's Olu, Benny Cassette, Kaveh Rastegar, Stacy Barthe, and Fresh. Released as the first single from Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack, "Collide" is currently nominated for Best R&B Song at the 2021 GRAMMYs.

This Friday (Jan. 8), the GRAMMY Museum will launch a digital version of its "Cheap Trick: I Want You To Want Me" exhibit. Originally opened in September 2013, the exhibit celebrates iconic rockers Cheap Trick, who continue to reign as power pop progenitors with a musical legacy spanning more than 40 years.

The Spotlight Saturdays Series continues with a takeover by Verve Label Group featuring Ezinma (Jan. 9), Max Richter (Jan. 16), Madison Cunningham (Jan. 23) and Shabaka Hutchings (Jan. 30).

See below for the GRAMMY Museum's full January 2021 schedule on COLLECTION:live featuring interviews and/or performances by:

COLLECTION:LIVE SCHEDULE

Spotlight Saturdays Series Takeover By Verve Label Group

1/9 – Ezinma

1/16 – Max Richter

1/23 – Madison Cunningham

1/30 – Shabaka Hutchings

Programs With GRAMMY® 2021 Nominees Available To Stream

Ingrid Andress

Burt Bacharach & Daniel Tashian

Phoebe Bridgers

Black Pumas

Brandy Clark

The Making of "Collide" Panel Discussion

Luke Dick

Gregory Porter

Haim

Jagged Little Pill on Broadway

Sarah Jarosz & John Leventhal

Bettye LaVette w/ Producer Steve Jordan

Tiana Major9

Ashley McBryde

PJ Morton

Poncho Sanchez

JP Saxe

Secret Sisters

Steep Canyon Rangers 

Tame Impala

Toots & The Maytals

Rufus Wainwright

Lucinda Williams

DIGITAL EXHIBIT

1/8 – Cheap Trick: I Want You to Want Me (Archived Public Program will also be available on COLLECTION:live)

The GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles remains closed until further notice in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Museum's Public Programs digital series features new intimate sit-down interviews with artists and musicians recorded via digital conferencing.

The Museum continues to release digital educational content and lesson plans as part of the GRAMMY In The Schools Knowledge Bank, continuing its mission of paying tribute to our musical heritage and bringing our community together through music. 

COLLECTION:live, the GRAMMY Museum's new official online streaming service, is available for $2.99/month or $29.99/year. GRAMMY Museum members receive 50 percent off the annual subscription price. Proceeds benefit the Museum's music education initiatives and help keep the Museum's mission alive while the physical location remains closed due to COVID-19. The Museum's popular Public Programs series has been recorded over the last decade from the Clive Davis Theater in Los Angeles and has since surpassed the 1,000-program mark since the Museum opened 12 years ago. Proceeds benefit the Museum's music education initiatives.

GRAMMY Museum At Home is made possible with generous support from the Hoesterey Family Charitable Foundation and Brian and Adria Sheth. New programming will be released each month.

Billie Eilish & FINNEAS To Appear On GRAMMY Museum's New Streaming Service COLLECTION:live

Billie Holiday performing at the Club Downbeat in 1947

Billie Holiday performing at the Club Downbeat in 1947

 

Photo: William Gottlieb/Redferns

 
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GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Welcomes 2021 Inductions: A Tribe Called Quest, Billie Holiday, Journey, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen And More

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The 29 recordings will be added to the iconic catalog residing at the GRAMMY Museum
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Dec 21, 2020 - 7:00 am

Today, the Recording Academy welcomes the 2021 inductees for the distinguished GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, continuing its ongoing commitment to preserving and celebrating timeless recordings. This year's additions recognize a diverse range of both single and album recordings at least 25 years old that exhibit qualitative or historical significance. Recordings are reviewed each year by a special member committee comprised of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts, with final approval by the Recording Academy's National Board of Trustees. With 29 new titles, the Hall, now in its 48th year, currently totals 1,142 recordings. 

"We are proud to announce this year's diverse roster of GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees and to recognize recordings that have shaped our industry and inspires music makers of tomorrow," Harvey Mason jr., Chair and Interim President/CEO of the Recording Academy, said. "Each recording has had a significant impact on our culture, and it is an honor to add them to our distinguished catalog." 

The 2021 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees range from A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory to Bruce Springsteen's Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.. The list also features Billie Holiday's "Solitude," Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'," Linda Ronstadt's Canciones De Mi Padre, Patti Smith's Horses, USA For Africa's "We Are The World," and Village People's "Y.M.C.A." Other inductees include recordings by Beastie Boys, Leonard Bernstein With The Philharmonia Orchestra Of London, The Cars, Elizabeth Cotten, Joe Cocker, Vernon Dalhart, Dr. John, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, Isaac Hayes, Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra, Kansas Joe And Memphis Minnie, Kolisch String Quartet, John Mayall With Eric Clapton, Dolly Parton, Pearl Jam, Kenny Rogers, Édouard-Léon Scott De Martinville, Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Irma Thomas, and Betty Wright.

Eligible recipients will receive an official certificate from the Recording Academy. For a full list of 2021 recordings inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, see below or visit here. 

2021 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inductees

"AU CLAIR DE LA LUNE"
Édouard-Léon Scott De Martinville
Single

BLUES BREAKERS
John Mayall With Eric Clapton
Album

CANCIONES DE MI PADRE
Linda Ronstadt
Album

"CLEAN UP WOMAN"
Betty Wright
Single

"COPENHAGEN"
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
Single

"DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'"
Journey
Single

"FREIGHT TRAIN"
Elizabeth Cotten 
Single

GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK, N.J.
Bruce Springsteen
Album

HORSES
Patti Smith
Album

HOT BUTTERED SOUL
Isaac Hayes
Album

IN THE RIGHT PLACE
Dr. John
Album

LICENSED TO ILL
Beastie Boys
Album

MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN
Joe Cocker
Album

MERCY, MERCY, MERCY! LIVE AT "THE CLUB"
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Album

RAVEL: PIANO CONCERTO IN G MAJOR
Leonard Bernstein With The Philharmonia Orchestra Of London
Album

SCHOENBERG: THE FOUR STRING QUARTETS
Kolisch String Quartet
Album

SO
Peter Gabriel
Album

"SOLITUDE"
Billie Holiday
Single

TEN
Pearl Jam
Album

TEXAS FLOOD 
Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble
Album

THE CARS
The Cars
Album

"THE GAMBLER"
Kenny Rogers
Single

THE LOW END THEORY 
A Tribe Called Quest
Album 

"TIME IS ON MY SIDE"
Irma Thomas 
Single

TRIO
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris
Album

"WE ARE THE WORLD"
USA For Africa
Single

"WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS"
Kansas Joe And Memphis Minnie
Single

"WRECK OF THE OLD 97"
Vernon Dalhart
Single

"Y.M.C.A."
Village People
Single

2021 GRAMMYs: Complete Nominees List

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