{"id":35783,"date":"2019-03-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/alumnus-named-music-teacher-of-excellence\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T09:59:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T13:59:36","slug":"alumnus-named-music-teacher-of-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/news\/2019-03-15\/alumnus-named-music-teacher-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumnus Named Music Teacher of Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>Kevin Brawley, an alumnus of the Department of Music, has been named a 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/itstartswithme.org\/music-teachers-of-excellence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Music Teacher of Excellence<\/a> by the Country Music Association Foundation. Brawley was one of 30 music teachers nationally who have received recognition \u201cfor their commitment to shaping the next generation through music.\u201d He will receive the award and $5,000 ($2,500 for his classroom needs and $2,500 unrestricted) at a ceremony on April 30 in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>Brawley graduated from UNC Charlotte in 2013. He teaches at Torrence Creek Elementary School in Huntersville. In 2013 he founded The Quarter Notes, an after-school choir for fourth and fifth graders. Open to all students without audition, The Quarter Notes has been named one of the top 13 ensembles across all grade levels of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) in two of the past three years.<\/p>\n<p>In his free time, Brawley performs and tours with fellow UNC Charlotte music alumni John Woodall and Edward Bender as the band Water From Fire. 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