GRAMMY Award for 'Best Music Educator'

We here at Platinum Pen Publishing really believe in the importance of music education, and we are so excited that The Recording Academy has announced a new GRAMMY award for 'Best Music Educator'. Click Here for more information on the how to nominate a teacher for the 2014 GRAMMY Awards! This is an amazing opportunity for music educators, as the winner receives $10,000, and the other 9 nominees receive $1,000! Students, parents, friends - get to voting for the music teacher that YOU think deserves the award! Remember - behind every great musician, there is a great teacher!

Some quick facts about the importance of music and education from the GRAMMY article: 

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 percent as compared to 84.9 percent).
3. Schools that have music programs have significantly higher graduation rates than do those without music programs (90.2 percent as compared to 72.9 percent). In addition, those that rate their programs as "excellent or very good" have an even higher graduation rate (90.9 percent).
4. The combined results of 30 studies indicate that music instruction is linked to significantly improved reading skills.