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Megan Perdue was among 30 music teachers nationally who were honored by the Country Music Association Foundation, and she made an appearance on "Good Morning America."
The Country Music Association Foundation recently named Megan Perdue, Sheldon High School choir teacher, as one of its 30 Music Teachers of Excellence.
The national award celebrates teachers who are using music to transform students’ lives, and “Good Morning America” featured the winners on Monday, Sept. 15.
“It’s unreal. It’s such an honor to be recognized for something that I’ve done for a long time and is part of my DNA. My dad was a teacher too,” she said in an interview on the show.
The “Good Morning America” segment shared how Perdue has found ways to include students with disabilities in music classrooms, including her work to seek out a custom, one-handed recorder for a fourth-grade student who wanted to play. In addition to being a high school choir teacher, Perdue is also a K-12 music curriculum specialist for Eugene School District 4J.
“I think of myself as a bridge builder between student to student, community to community,” Perdue said in the interview. “Music can teach us so much about connecting with each other as humans.”
The Country Music Association Foundation awards each teacher $5,000 to split between personal and professional use and a year of professional development opportunities. It also celebrated the educators at a Sept. 10 gala in Nashville.
“All of Eugene School District 4J is so proud of Megan,” 4J superintendent Miriam Mickelson said in a statement. “Using her creativity, persistence and boundless energy to see that all students are included and engaged — that’s who she is, and that’s the spirit our teachers bring.”
Perdue was the only Oregon music teacher chosen.
