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“Unlock the piano”

Some of the most powerful stories have a very simple beginning.

As a middle school music teacher in East Saint Louis, Rosalind Rogers was surprised to find the piano in the school’s music room screwed shut.

Watch her 2022 Arts and Education Council Art Educator of the Year Honoree Video to see how she’s transformed the district’s music department – a story launched on her first day when her students unlocked the piano and started making some music.