Gavin Knott
Hometown: Seymour, IA
Major: Bachelor of Music in Education (Instrumental)
Hobbies: Playing trumpet, hunting and fishing, watching documentaries
Career Goals: Direct beginner level band in a mid-sized school
Favorite Trumpet Players: Louis Armstrong & Herb Alpert
Favorite Trumpet Recordings: Umbrella Man (Louis Armstrong & Dizzy Gillespie - Louis is successful despite a sticky first valve); Ropartz's Andante & Allegro (Reinhold Friedrich); Reiche's Abblasen (Wynton Marsalis)
Favorite Food: My Mom's homemade bread
Favorite Book: Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Strangest Fact About Me: Everyone thinks my favorite knit tie was made out of a sock
Coolest/Oddest Musical Experience: Getting to play in the Centerville Municipal Band every summer with my Dad who played trumpet in school
