PYO Music Institute (PYOMI) and its partners will continue recognizing outstanding music teachers through the 10th annual Ovation Award.
The award recognizes inspiration and leadership in music education. For over 10 years, hundreds of current and former music students have shown appreciation for their music teachers through Ovation Award submissions.
Current and former students of all ages are invited to nominate “the music teacher who changed my life” in a 250-word essay. The nominations are due by March 31, and can be submitted online at pyomusic.org.
Each year PYOMI has partnered with three organizations that share the honor of recognizing music teachers. They are Jacobs Music Company, J.W. Pepper and WRTI 90.1 FM.
Ten finalists including the award recipient are selected by a blue-ribbon panel of representatives from major music organizations and music departments of area universities. All finalists are awarded prizes with the Ovation Award recipient also receiving a $1,000 honorarium. Additionally, the nominator of the Ovation Award recipient will receive a $250 Visa gift card. Nominations from prior years can be resubmitted.
The Ovation Award finalists and recipient will be announced at the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra concert in Verizon Hall in the Kimmel Center on June 4.
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