UA Fayetteville music professor Jeffrey Murdock on his Grammy win, the pandemic... UA Fayetteville music professor Jeffrey Murdock on his Grammy win, the pandemic and singing the things you canât say at the Thanksgiving table courtesy Jeffrey Allen Murdock Arkansas has a 2021 Grammy winner on its hands. The University of Arkansasâs Jeffrey Murdock, assistant director of choral activities and assistant professor of music, won the accolade given to recognize, in the Recording Academyâs words, âeducators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools.â We caught up with Murdock to learn more about his trajectory as a teacher, the importance of representation and what heâs blasting on his car stereo right now.