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AVERILL PARK, N.Y. â Michael Blostein, director of instrumental music at Averill Park High School, has been named a quarterfinalist of the 2022 Grammy Museumâs Music Educator Award.
The award is presented by the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum, recognizing 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.
âWe are very proud of Mr. Blostein and the work that he has done in the music department,â Averill Park CSD Superintendent Dr. James Franchini said. âDuring this challenging pandemic year, he has stepped up and created lasting memories for students who missed out on many of the traditional milestones. This honor, of course, will not come as a surprise to anyone who has had the pleasure of having Mike as a teacher or have had their child in his classroom. His passion and dedication are second to no
DeSoto High choir director one of 10 Grammy education award finalists
Pamela Dawson’s has been improving student lives through music as DeSoto’s choir director since 2007.
DeSoto High School Choir Director Pamela Dawson is one of 10 music teachers who are finalists for the Grammy s Music Educator Award.(DeSoto ISD)
DeSoto High School Choir Director Pamela Dawson has been named one of the ten finalists for the 2021 Recording Academy and Grammy Museum’s Music Educator Award.
“I am so honored to have been nominated for this prestigious award,” Dawson said in a news release. “God has given me the gift of music and has called me to teach. I continually challenge my students to attain success not only musically but in every aspect of their lives.”