2016 Grammy Music Educator Award finalists revealed
"CBS This Morning" revealed the finalists for the third annual Grammy Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy and the Grammy Foundation, honoring "current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education."
More than 4,500 nominations nationwide have been whittled down to 10 finalists, each of whom will receive a $1,000 honorarium and matching grants for their schools.
One winner will be selected from the ten finalists and flown to the Los Angeles for the Grammy Awards to attend Grammy Week festivities in February and the awards ceremony. The winner will also receive a $10,000 honorarium.
This year's nominees come from 10 cities across eight states.
Bonnie Anderson Coronado
Coronado Village Elementary School, Universal City, Texas
Krista Fanning
Caddo Middle Magnet, Shreveport, Louisiana
Anne Fennell
Mission Vista High School, Oceanside, California
Frank Gawle
Wilton High School, Wilton, Connecticut
Keith Hancock
Tesoro High School, Rancho Santa Margarita, California
Penelope Quesada
Lincoln Elementary School, Louisville, Kentucky
Phillip Riggs
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina
Bill Swick
Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada
Brayer Teague
Downers Grove North High School, Downers Grove, Illinois
Lois Wiggins
Edythe J. Hayes Middle School, Lexington, Kentucky