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No, I did not know that, junior euphonium player Ford Blunt IV said. He s very motivational. He tells us jokes when we need it. He scolds us when we need it. If he s harder on you, then he loves you, like, deeply, senior flute player Moiya Burrell said. That s awesome! He just works so hard. You know, we have over 200 kids in our band program, Walker said. But all it takes is that one kid to say, Mr. Walker, you know what? You made a difference in my life.
Walker was recently named the school s fine arts director as well. He feels he has an advantage over teachers in other subjects.
Palm Beach Symphony announces the winners of the 2021 Randolph A. Frank Prize, which recognizes their contributions to enriching the quality of the performing arts in Palm Beach County. With prizes totaling $10,000, director Kenneth Kay; Director of Bands/Department Chairman at The Conservatory School Cleve A. Maloon; and Director of Bands at Lake Worth High School Tiffany Cox will be honored in the categories of performing artist, performing arts educator and emerging performing arts educator, respectively.
Biloxi native chosen as 2021 Grammy winner for Music Educator Award
Biloxi native chosen as 2021 Grammy winner for music educator By Chet Landry | March 12, 2021 at 3:58 PM CST - Updated March 12 at 6:15 PM
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Itâs Grammy week for the 63rd annual Grammy awards. Each year, a music educator is chosen as the Music Educator Grammy Award winner, and now one Biloxi native become a winner of that prestigious award.
The winner is Dr. Jeffrey Murdock, now the Associate Director of Choral Studies and the Associate Professor of Music at the University of Arkansas.
When WLOX last spoke with Murdock, he was one of 25 semi-finalists for the coveted award. Just under 2,000 submissions were narrowed down to elementary, middle, and high school teaches as well college and university teachers across the country.
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2021 Grammy Music Educator Award winner Jeffrey Murdock on paying it forward and his happy place
Jeffrey Murdock, an associate professor of music education at the University of Arkansas, says his passion for music was inspired by mentors and he is dedicated to paying it forward. The Grammys has selected the educator, conductor and leader of two of the university s choruses for the 2021 Grammy Music Educator Award.
The award is presented by the Recording Academy and the Grammy Museum. The organization the Grammy Music Educator Award recognizes teachers and professors 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.