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About the Author Carolyn Marie Wilkins is a Professor at berklee College of Music in boston, Massachusetts. she has toured south america as a Jazz ambassador for the U.s. state department, performed on radio and television with her group spiritJazz, and worked as a percussionist in the Pittsburgh and singapore symphonies. she has released several critically acclaimed Cds of her original compositions and is the author of Tips for Singers: Performing, Auditioning, and Rehearsing and Damn Near White: An African American Family’s Rise from Slavery to Bittersweet Success (University of Missouri Press). Photo by John voigt ...

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