Bob Hall was a music instructor teaching private lessons full-time in Pittsburgh and New York and group lessons at the Navaho Nation in Arizona. In the 1990s, he taught general music, ear training, and music theory at Hunter College (NY) and at Passaic County Community College (NJ). Hall took a public teaching job at a NYC high school where he was the fourth replacement in less than a month and the only music teacher for the school’s two thousand students. He had to quickly learn how to teach large classes (50 students), dig out old instruments from the basement of the building, lobby for working instruments, and create an appropriate curriculum. Hall conducted sessions after school to build a band, rehearse a singing group, and host sessions for students who wanted to explore music. Within a semester, a performing band was created, and each following semester, the program would build. Eventually, the work gained new attention, staffing, and resources, including assistance from Bette Midler, and students began applying to the program as music majors. In the music department, Hall directed the band, taught basic piano and ear training in piano labs, and taught general music. The program eventually became an autonomous school. Hall was recruited to another school to serve as assistant principal and to run a small learning community, mostly focused on the arts. Nearly five years later, the organization, Institute for Student Achievement, recruited Hall to design plans for a new public high school in New York City to assist the underserved population. Hall created that school and served as its principal for seven years. Afterward, Hall served as an administrator in NY public schools and was a faculty member of the department’s program to teach aspiring principals. During these years, Hall has had the chance to meet many beautiful children navigating their path in life, and to work with many wonderful teachers and coworkers who persevere under difficult circumstances.