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Melissa Baughman
Melissa Baughman
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
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Joshua Palkki
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
Erika J. Knapp
 Texas Woman’s University
Denton, Texas
Sarah Hanson
Sarah Hanson
Kelly Walsh High School
Casper, Wyoming
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Renee Shane-Boyd
Catalina Foothills High School
Tucson, Arizona
Sonya White Hope
Sonya White Hope
Sankofa Songs
Boston, Massachusetts
Michael Bossman
Sioux Falls School District
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Ann Medellin
Vancouver Public Schools
Vancouver, Washington
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Ruth LeMay
3 Strings, Inc and Minneapolis Public Schools
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nasim Niknafs
Nasim Niknafs
Faculty of Music, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Michele Paynter Paise
Morehead State University
Morehead, Kentucky
Kathy Perconti
Kathy Perconti
Wayne Central High School
Rochester, New York
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Let Music Fill My World. The Music Matters Challenge is here. Deadline: May 1. Prizes for individuals $10,000 cash, and for schools $25,000 grant
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