Fountain Hills High School music instructor Lynn Truby has been named as a quarterfinalist for the 2017 Grammy Music Educator Award.

A total of 290 music teachers from 264 cities across 41 states have been announced as quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy and the Grammy Foundation. In total, more than 3,300 initial nominations were submitted from all 50 states.

The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators (kindergarten through college, public and private schools) 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.

A joint partnership and presentation of The Recording Academy and the Grammy Foundation, the recipient will be honored during Grammy Week 2017.

The award is open to current U.S. music teachers, and anyone can nominate a teacher including students, parents, friends, colleagues, community members, school deans and administrators.

Each year, one recipient is selected from 10 finalists and recognized for their remarkable impact on students’ lives. The fourth annual honoree will be flown to the host city of the Grammy Awards to be recognized during Grammy Week 2017. The recipient will also attend the 59th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony and a range of Grammy Foundation events. The nine additional finalists will receive a $1,000 honorarium, and the schools of all 10 finalists will receive matching grants.

Fifteen semifinalists will receive a $500 honorarium with matching school grants. The honorariums and grants provided to the finalists and schools are made possible by the generosity and support of the Grammy Foundation’s Education Champions Converse, Disney Performing Arts, Ford Motor Company Fund and Journeys. In addition, the American Choral Directors Association, the National Association for Music Education, the NAMM Foundation and the National Education Association support this program through outreach to their constituencies.

The semifinalists will be announced in September.