About Rachel T.
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Bachelor of Music/Trombone Performance/Music Theory Minor
Sep, 2012 - Jun, 2016Northwestern University
I attended Northwestern University for my undergraduate degree in trombone performance. I studied with a world class trombone faculty consisting of Michael Mulcahy, Timothy Higgins, Douglas Wright, Randall Hawes, Pete Ellefson, and Christopher Davis. Studying with multiple professors afforded me a richer knowledge of how to keep improving in my playing. I also learned a lot from going to hear live music at the Chicago Symphony and Chicago Lyric Opera. Hearing top tier orchestras week after week ingrained the sounds I wanted to make into my head. My approach to trombone is along the lines of the great brass pedagogue Arnold Jacobs- focusing on Wind and Song. His teachings of the simplicity and efficiency of airflow, combined with the clearest mental musical ideas possible really resonate with me as I play the trombone. I hope to pass my knowledge and lifelong passion for music on to all of my students.
Education
Bachelor of Music/Trombone Performance/Music Theory Minor
Sep, 2012 - Jun, 2016Northwestern University
Master of Music/Trombone Performance
Jul, 2016 - May, 2018California State University Long Beach
Certifications
First Aid
Sep, 2018Red Cross
CPR
Sep, 2018Red Cross
Awards
Concerto Competition Winner
Dec, 2017Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Creative Achievement Award
May, 2018California State University Long Beach
Affiliations
International Trombone Association
Aug, 2008The general purposes of the International Trombone Association shall be: To promote communications among trombonists around the world, to improve the artistic level of performance, teaching, and literature associated with the trombone family and to function as a clearing house for trombone-related ideas and information
American Federation of Musicians
Jan, 2017A labor union representing professional musicians in the United States and Canada. Founding in 1896 as the successor to the "National League of Musicians," the AFM is the largest organization in the world representing the interests of professional musicians.
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