. - my name's ernie scarborough and i'm the vocal music teacher here at marlborough. i've known april since she's been in the seventh grade. i had her in class, and then in the eighth grade she joined one of my choirs, and in the ninth grade she joined the next choir, and in the 10th grade she auditioned for, and got into, chamber choir, which is our top choir. - [voiceover] music is a gift and a passion for april, and something she'll carry with her for life. - [april] i definitely want to have music with me throughout my life. i always want to keep it something pure, and something that i really enjoy for myself. - [voiceover] even her teacher realises she has something very special and rare. - april's strengths as a singer, she can do several styles, and she also has an innate ability to understand and present music with an emotional content to it. she, there are singers who just sing the song, but april i once was lost but now i'm found - [voiceover] and it's teacher's like mr. scarborough, or mr. bro according to his students, that inspire april to keep pursuing h