Ava Harris, 10, left, and Chrisana 'Coco' Brown, 10, go over the music during trumpet practice. STAFF PHOTO BY SCOTT THRELKELD J'iona 'JJ' Powell, 11, left, and Kaia Suazo, 8, play during music ...

Early in my trumpet practice years (when I was 15) I would secretly steal time away from the horn on a guitar I borrowed from a friend, and though I progressed quickly on both instruments, the horn ...

After trumpet practice, the children gathered in the school cafeteria to practice their vocals. They followed as an animated Soto climbed on a chair, urging them to sing louder to the classic ...