DREAMS DO COME TRUE

ATTENDING COLLEGE

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SINGING JAZZ IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS OPENED A NEW DOOR FOR ME.I WAS INTODUCED TO AN IDEA THAT I HAD LONG THOUGHT ABOUT. SO I DECIDED TO GIVE IT A TRY. I AUDTIONED FOR A MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP
I WAS AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP AT A WELL KNOWN LOCAL COLLEGE. I ATTENDED IN 2009. MY CLASSES WERE CLASSICAL MUSIC, JAZZ AND ENGLISH COMPOSITION.
I REALLY ENJOYED LEARNING. I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE MY MUSIC EDUCATION. BUT THE SCHOLARSHIP ONLY COVERED ONE SEMESTER. I AM TRULEY THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST HAVE A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE AT MY AGE. I NEVER THOUGHT IT POSSIBLE
AFTER SO MANY YEARS TO HAVE ONE OF MY AMBITIONS IN LIFE TO COME TRUE. I ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICPATE WITH MY GOSPEL MUSIC CLASS ,EBONY HERITAGE SINGERS A LARGE GROUP OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN. I HAVE ALSO SINCE HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECORD VOCALS ON A NEWLEY RELEASED GOSPEL CD WITH A LOCAL GOSPEL JAZZ TRUMPETER. I LOVE TO SING AND I ENJOY OLD JAZZ STANDARDS AS WELL AS GOSPEL.

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  • Sep 21, 2010 at 12:08AM Beverly Jackson

    I THANK GOD FOR THE GIFT HE GAVE ME AND
    I ONLY HOPE THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS IT
    WILL BE USED TO GIVE HIM GLORY

  • Sep 28, 2010 at 01:24PM Beverly Jackson

    WE PERFORMED AT THE DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
    ON MONDAY SPET 27, 2010
    BEVERLY JACKSON WIATH VOCALS
    RODERICK WILSON GOSPEL JAZZ WITH HIS TRUMPET
    KEN BACCUS ON ORGAN
    HAD GREAT TIME WATCHING THE PASSENGERS CHECKING IN
    AND MINGLING WITH THEM

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