mr. barlow, thank you. hi, everybody! how are you? mr. barlow, hi.ll to be here with you, by the way. how do you feel about today? [ cheers ] you are live on "good morning america" right now. >> oh, wow. >> i know you thought you were going to be doing a local news story. you are live on "good morning america" because you are beloved by so many people. you may not know what they all think about you. they may not tell you every day. but you are our ray of sunshine. we want you to know what everybody thinks about you so take a look. music teacher edward barlow has a presence that echos through the halls. >> he will go around the school building with a portable speaker singing to us, serenading us on friday mornings. >> the kids in his band program do a little marching event throughout the neighborhood. >> he brings music everywhere. you will be sitting in a staff meeting and something will spark a song and he's singing it. >> reporter: as an educator from minneapolis school district for 35 years, his impact goes far beyond his singing skills. >> everyb