Keith Hancock (musician)

For other people named Keith Hancock, see Keith Hancock (disambiguation).

Keith Hancock (born 1980) is an American two-time Grammy-nominated music instructor, winning the Grammy Music Educator of the Year award in 2017,[1] and being nominated and selected as a top-10 finalist in 2016.[2] He was the first vocal music educator to win the award as well as the first recipient on the West Coast.[3]

Hancock is the music director at Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo, California where he periodically sings in the worship band during weekend church services.[4] He teaches music in the California public school system at Tesoro High School where he has grown the program from 35 to 225 students.[1] His personal music career includes performing on stage at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and the Segerstrom Center for the Arts (formerly the Orange County Performing Arts Center).[3]

  1. ^ a b "California choral director awarded Grammy Music Educator of the Year". Cbsnews.com. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ "2016 Grammy Music Educator Award finalists revealed". Cbsnews.com. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Ladera 2 17 17". Issuu.com. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Keith Hancock". Compasschurch.org. Retrieved 9 September 2021.