(Image source from: Arizona's Katherine Kouns among the top finalists for GRAMMY awards)

A total of 10 music teachers from 10 different cities across eight American states have made it to the final list for the first annual Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Foundation.

In total, more than 30,000 initial nominations were submitted from all 50 states. The inaugural recipient will be announced in January.

Katherine Kouns of Arizona, who served as choral director for Horizon High School, has managed to make a cut into the final list for the GRAMMY awards.

We hope that she make it to the top.

AW: Suchorita Dutta Choudhury