And then as they get older in the programs, we add skills and musicianship, and we're really fostering a lifelong love of music.” That seems to have worked for students in Homer.

Maybe it’s best described in the sheet music for a 1910 song on display in his store window: “Let Me Call You Sweetheart.” James Brown carves a violin at his shop in Claremont, CA on ...

You introduce music and you see where it goes with children but I love it when a child becomes dedicated to the music." The common denominator with Black Violin songs is that the tunes are uplifting.

I have a home studio and I love doing everything at home. So, when I wanted big strings, she’d bring over a viola, a cello and a violin. We’d record and make it sound like a big orchestra.

MANILA, Philippines — For 24-year-old violin prodigy Adrian Ong, who has shown so much musical prowess in the past few years, his love for music was not inspired by a loved one who engaged in it.