Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Each year, local classical and jazz station WRTI, Jacobs Music Company, and J.W. Pepper partner with the PYO Music Institute to present the Ovation Award to recognize a Delaware Valley music teacher “for inspiration and outstanding leadership in music education.” Current and former students nominate teachers by writing an essay entitled “How Has Your Music Teacher Changed Your Life?”


Created by J.W. Pepper
Filmed by Rocco Richardson
Edited by Rocco Richardson
Interviewer: Rocco Richardson