Ian Hanks
Hometown: Waukee, IA
Major: Bachelor of Music in Education (Instrumental)
Hobbies: Anything sports, board games, video games, reading
Career Goals: I want to eventually direct a band at the High School level
Favorite Trumpet Players: Louis Armstrong & Sergei Nakariakov
Favorite Food: Bacon Cheeseburger
Favorite Book: The Percy Jackson series (Rick Riordan)
Strangest Fact About Me: My pinky toe lays sideways
Coolest/Oddest Musical Experience: Marching in the 132nd Rose Parade in 2020-2021
If you could create music with another musician (local, famous, dead/alive), who would it be and why? Louis Armstrong! He is one of the greatest trumpet players to ever touch the instrument, and it would be such an inspiration and cool experience to have the chance to make music with him
What is the one thing that instantly makes your day better? Spending time with my friends and my dog!
What is your favorite random fact (NOT something about you)? There are over 10,000 kinds of bananas, and they are more closely related to us humans than most might think!
Why do you think it's important to teach the younger generation music? I believe it is important so the younger generation grows up to have a wider appreciation of every activity they have at their disposal, as well as learning a much greater appreciation for something that I believe goes very underappreciated at times
What is the most unexpected thing you have learned while studying music? How similar yet different composers can be. They take inspiration from each other, yet always manage to have completely different styles of compositions
What is the one thing that instantly makes your day better? Spending time with my friends and my dog!
What is your favorite random fact (NOT something about you)? There are over 10,000 kinds of bananas, and they are more closely related to us humans than most might think!
Why do you think it's important to teach the younger generation music? I believe it is important so the younger generation grows up to have a wider appreciation of every activity they have at their disposal, as well as learning a much greater appreciation for something that I believe goes very underappreciated at times
What is the most unexpected thing you have learned while studying music? How similar yet different composers can be. They take inspiration from each other, yet always manage to have completely different styles of compositions
