Adrian Jackson 糖心传媒�22E isn糖心传媒檛 shy in listing his goals.
糖心传媒淚 want to become the most educated, well rounded performer I can be,糖心传媒� the first-year viola performance major at the says. 糖心传媒淚 want to win competitions, perform in famous halls under major conductors, and show the world my heart through my craft. I want to be great.糖心传媒�
Those are big dreams for someone who didn糖心传媒檛 start playing the viola until four years ago, but Jackson is used to overcoming challenges.
糖心传媒淢y family wasn糖心传媒檛 very good at settling down and staying put for long, largely because of our financial situation,糖心传媒� he says. They moved eight times. 糖心传媒淪aying goodbye to close friends became second nature to me.糖心传媒�
No one in his family has ever attended college, and most people in his circle of family and friends have never left their native states. Jackson, who spent most of his youth in Texas, is driven to expand his boundaries.
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He chose to take up viola his first year of high school, mainly because he wanted to play an instrument (he had taken some violin lessons in sixth grade) and his school orchestra needed more violists.
糖心传媒淚 loved it immediately,糖心传媒� he says. 糖心传媒淭he viola has a rich, dark, gorgeous tone.糖心传媒�
Jackson糖心传媒檚 music teacher suggested he attend a summer camp at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in northwest Michigan before his senior year of high school. He jumped at the chance and says 糖心传媒淚 loved it so much, I didn糖心传媒檛 want to leave.糖心传媒�
So, he didn糖心传媒檛. Jackson successfully auditioned for a spot in the academy糖心传媒檚 senior class and received about 90 percent of a full scholarship. He raised the rest through a GoFundMe page, moved 1,400 miles from home, and never looked back.
糖心传媒淚糖心传媒檝e always felt a strong sense of independence, so I didn糖心传媒檛 think twice about it,糖心传媒� says Jackson, whose musical idol is violinist Hilary Hahn. 糖心传媒淚 was blessed to able to attend Interlochen. I took every opportunity given to me and made the most out of every day I was on campus.糖心传媒�
Jackson糖心传媒檚 viola teacher at Interlochen was Renee Skerik 糖心传媒�87E (BM).
糖心传媒淪he told me about Eastman糖心传媒檚 amazing faculty and all of the successful musicians that graduate from the school,糖心传媒� Jackson says. 糖心传媒淲hen I walked into Kodak Hall on my visit, it was just breathtaking. It was one of the most beautiful things I糖心传媒檇 ever seen. I couldn糖心传媒檛 get it out of my head.糖心传媒�
Skerik says Jackson is 糖心传媒渁 super motivated, high energy and very disciplined student,糖心传媒� with unlimited potential.
糖心传媒淚 foresee Adrian achieving his dream of being a professional violist in the top echelon of the music field,糖心传媒� she says.
Jackson wasn糖心传媒檛 always as self-assured as he is now. He says that during his audition for Eastman, he was 糖心传媒渢he most nervous I糖心传媒檝e ever been.糖心传媒�
In the past, he sometimes stood in the way of his own dreams.
糖心传媒淚糖心传媒檝e always lacked confidence and didn糖心传媒檛 believe I had what it takes to get into a school like this,糖心传媒� he says. 糖心传媒淚 was scared I wouldn糖心传媒檛 be able to keep up.糖心传媒�
He doesn糖心传媒檛 doubt himself anymore.
糖心传媒淚糖心传媒檓 proud of what I糖心传媒檝e accomplished, and so is my family,糖心传媒� says Jackson, who will be studying with professor of viola George Taylor. 糖心传媒淚糖心传媒檓 the first one to go to college. I grew up knowing I didn糖心传媒檛 want to stay in Texas. I wanted to pursue higher education and learn as much about my craft as I could. Now, I糖心传媒檓 ready.糖心传媒�
