"They came with no plan, no detailed information, " said Rosemary Jackson, 66, a special-education teacher at Whittier Elementary School.

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Joe became a physical education teacher at a Catholic elementary school.

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The spark for the organization has been around since 1996 when David Wish, an elementary school teacher, grew frustrated with the lack of funding for music education at his school.

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