Andrew Dutcher
Hometown: Fort Dodge, IA
Major: Bachelor of Music in Education (Instrumental)
Hobbies: Playing video games and working on cars
Career Goals: To graduate with a degree in music education, teach high school band, work towards getting my masters degree, and eventually teach college later in life
Favorite Trumpet Player: Buddy Bolden
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Book: The Martian (Andy Weir)
Strangest Fact About Me: I never completely finished a TV show until I was 19 years old
Coolest/Oddest Musical Experience: Going to Knotfest in 2021, which was the biggest concert of my life (there were 40,000 people at that concert)
If you could create music with another musician (local, famous, dead/alive), who would it be and why? I would choose buddy bolden so we can finally have a recording of the most influential jazz musician
What is the one thing that instantly makes your day better? A good 30 minute nap
What is your favorite random fact (NOT something about you)? The "Napkin Ring Problem." It's a very cool and counterintuitive concept. Vsauce has a very interesting video about it
Why do you think it's important to teach the younger generation music? Because it can get them exposed to certain parts of history and culture that you can't get in a textbook
What is the most unexpected thing you have learned while studying music? How music can be simple and/or complex and still sound good. There's no formula you can use to make good music - anyone can make good music if they try hard enough
What is the one thing that instantly makes your day better? A good 30 minute nap
What is your favorite random fact (NOT something about you)? The "Napkin Ring Problem." It's a very cool and counterintuitive concept. Vsauce has a very interesting video about it
Why do you think it's important to teach the younger generation music? Because it can get them exposed to certain parts of history and culture that you can't get in a textbook
What is the most unexpected thing you have learned while studying music? How music can be simple and/or complex and still sound good. There's no formula you can use to make good music - anyone can make good music if they try hard enough
