So, Jenna, how does the neighborhood you live in affect your music?

Well, I kind of play sad tones at times, but other times I feel like mimicking the songs I listen to on the radio and what people would dance to most of the time, like, say R&B, rap, other things like that. 

So tell me a little bit about your neighborhood.

My neighborhood, well, there are good parts and there are bad parts but if it wasn't, it's better than living in a neighborhood than not living in one at all. 

That's true. So, how has your neighborhood impacted your life?

How my neighborhood impacted my life? Well, I haven't lived here all my life, but I'd say it helped me commune with other people of other backgrounds. I'm not Hispanic, so it made me open to other people that I was so used to being around, or been around before, so it's pretty good.

So when you first came here, what did you think of the neighborhood?

Well, in a sense, people would say that it's “ghetto” but I would just say it's just a low-income community, like, there's nothing too good about it, there's nothing too bad about it. It's just normal, an average school in a sense.

So how has Crawford impacted your life?

Because I live in a low-income community, there are many outreach programs and I have benefitted from those programs that have actually made me broaden my mind towards colleges, towards getting my work done on time, doing time management and other priorities.

So, how has Crawford impacted your music?

How has Crawford impacted my music, well, it hasn't quite impacted my music, I just know that lots of people like rap, R&B, hip hop, but I'd have to say I always try to put a beat into the music I play, because it is a violin, so yeah.

Can you play something for me real quick?

Sure, let's see. [Plays violin]

Thank you.

You're welcome.