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вЂњWhen I taught myself how to play the piano, (I put) lyrics to the piano to make the melody up,вЂќ she said. Rene has a similarly simple explanation of her process. Stanley makes a conscious effort to make sure the songs can be played over and over again without his listeners tiring of the song. вЂњBut when I did вЂњBed Rock,вЂќ that took like three hours because I did background strings and I made the bone track to it.вЂќ вЂњ(When I did) B.o.BвЂ™s вЂAirplanes,вЂ™ I just jumped up and started playing that. вЂњI kind of find a different, alternative melody so it will sound good.вЂќ

вЂњI might listen to the song two or three times and I find a melody and I build around the melody,вЂќ he said. Stanley said his process for creating his violin performances vary in difficulty, but he generally follows the same basic process. вЂ¦ And I want other kids to be not afraid so they can pick up an instrument because a lot of kids are very afraid of playing an instrument in front of a camera or in front of people, or in general. вЂњLike, IвЂ™m not afraid to get up here, in front of millions of people and play violin.

вЂњ(When I did EminemвЂ™s вЂNot AfraidвЂ™), that had a message,вЂќ he said. Stanley said that he chooses songs depending on the effect they have on him personally. I want to appeal to all kinds of different people.вЂќ ThatвЂ™s cool that people can call me a hip-hop violinist, but I want to be known as an all-around good violinist. вЂњI donвЂ™t want to put myself in a more specific genre. вЂњI like playing all kinds of different music,вЂќ he said. Stanley has covered popular songs like DrakeвЂ™s вЂњFind Your Love,вЂќ EminemвЂ™s вЂњNot Afraid,вЂќ and even created an orignal arrangement of Young MoneyвЂ™s вЂњBedRock.вЂќ вЂњI tried trumpet вЂ¦ and the trumpet didnвЂ™t work for me (because) I didnвЂ™t have the lungs for it.вЂќДЇor Stanley, this was a twist of fate that would lead him to take his violin-playing beyond just an after-school activity. вЂњI couldвЂ™ve been in the band,вЂќ Stanley said. Stanley started playing violin when he was in sixth grade at Short Pump Middle School with the encouragement of his teachers, but also because he knew the violin was the best fit for him. Once she realized people were responding to her videos, Rene encouraged Stanley to post some videos of himself. вЂњI always wondered what did people think, and if I wanted to know what people think (of me).вЂќ

вЂњI really didnвЂ™t have an idea, I just went and posted a video,вЂќ she said. Rene said she simply wanted feedback on her videos, since she was just beginning to teach herself how to play the guitar. вЂњI had a Youtube account for the longest time, but I didnвЂ™t have any videos,вЂќ Rene, a senior accounting major at VCU, said. Stanley said he was inspired to do this by his sister, Anhayla Rene, who also posted a video on her Youtube account the same day. The company paid for StanleyвЂ™s trip, and once in Phoenix, Stanley played three one-hour sets and was interviewed by Fox10 in Scottsdale. Last month, Stanley was invited out to Phoenix, Ariz., to perform at a company sales event. Now, Stanley has over 300,000 views on some of his videos. 1, 2010, Stanley posted himself playing the violin to the song вЂњSuccessfulвЂќ by Trey Songz on his Youtube account. Eric StanleyвЂ™s hobby of playing violin began as a school activity and recently propelled the 19-year-old VCU Music major to Youtube stardom.

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