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Name: Rachel Marilyn Peterson
Birthday: July 25, 1983
Birthplace: Anahiem, California
Hometown: Garden Grove and Torrance, California
Current Residence: Tucson, Arizona
Hair: Blonde/Brown
Eyes: Hazel green
Hobbies: Music, band, drum corps, anything Hawaiian, anything Japanese, classical and jazz music, hockey, NCAA basketball, being a member of the UA Trumpet Section (go pork!), Tau Beta Sigma, hanging out, typical college stuff.
Fave color: Blue
Future plans: Go to Japan with Tim Owen this winter, graduate sometime with a BA in Music and a minor in Japanese, teach for a few years at a high school, go back to school, get a MM in instrumental conducting, then a DMA in conducting, and TRY to become a director of a major orchestra. If not, keep on teaching high school band!
A LITTLE ABOUT MY PAST!!!
I was born in Anahiem, California, but my former residence was Garden Grove, California. I lived there until 1988. My brother, Robert, was born in 1986. We moved to Torrance in 1988, and I began elementary school at Anza Elementary in February of 1988. I joined the band at Anza playing clarinet in the spring of 1994. That fall I started school at Jefferson Middle School, where I met a number of my current friends. I had my first boyfriend in 7th grade (1996), and started playing bass clarinet then. 8th grade was crazy, and I'd like not to talk about that. I moved into a new house in the summer of 1997, and went to my first band camp for West High School. I was switched to tenor saxophone at that point. In the summer of 1998, I joined the Torrance Area Youth Band, and became it's saxophone section leader (not bad for a freshman!). That summer, my current best guy friend transfered to West. We went to New York to perform in the 1998 Macy's Parade. Towards the end of my junior year of high school, I picked up trumpet (spring 2000). I competed in drum major competitions across California, and placed 5th in the state for Novice Conducting. I was saxophone section leader and vice president of the band my senior year of high school, and graduated with 2 scholarships and a grand total of 6 musical awards from the school.
And now I'm here at the University of Arizona, a music major/japanese minor, member of the Pride Of Arizona, Wind Symphony, Trumpet Ensemble, Steel Band, Tailgate Band, Pep Band, Trombone Choir and Campus Band. I picked up trombone, and now with no more than 3 months of working on the instrument, I've made the illustrious UA Trombone Studio, where this fall I will be studying with Tom Ervin, past ITA president.
This is me and my friend Joanna. She plays tuba at Arizona State University. Her sister also goes to ASU and is in the band. She's a good person, just a little misguided with her choice of schools! |  |
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More on me! Fave movies: ANIMAL HOUSE, Gattaca, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, Swingers.
Fave TV Shows: South Park, Saturday Night Live, MTV Cribs. The Best Performers/Bands:
Trumpets: Maynard Ferguson, Arturo Sandoval
Trombones: Alain Trudel, Jeff Reynolds, Christian Lindberg
Drum Corps: Blue Devils, Santa Clara Vanguard, Madison Scouts, Cavaliers, Cadets of Bergen County
Modern Bands: Smashing Pumpkins, System of a Down, Incubus, Troy's Bucket, Save Ferris, Less Than Jake, Fall Out (only when Brian Doyle is playing set), and By All Means
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