Our next staff member in the spotlight is our music caption head Dan Schmidt. Dan is simply one of the nicest guys you will ever meet and he is also, like myself, a fan of the wonderfulness that is Starbucks! Dan is an outstanding musician and teacher but I bet most people don't know that he is really quite adept at computers (especially if they are Mac's).
Dan has also been the assistant director for the Junior Brigade for the last few years but this year he will only be devoting his time and talents to the Lighthouse Brigade - and we are all very happy to have him working with us again this season! Now on to my Q & A with Dan:
Name: Dan Schmidt
Position: Music Caption Head
Number of years on Brigade staff: 4
Marching band/drum corps experience: None
Current job: Instrumental Music Director, Clintonville High School
College Degree: Bachelor of Music Education - UW-Stevens Point
Main Instrument: Saxophone
Home Town: Juneau, WI
Birthday: July 28th, 1983
Favorite Food: Steak, Pasta
Top five favorite movies: any of the Bourne films, The Prestige, Ocean's 11, Dead Poets Society, The Patriot (do you have that one on DVD?)
Favorite TV shows: Arrested Development, The West Wing, Seinfield, Good Eats, The Daily Show
Book you are currently reading: Teacher Man, The Audacity of Hope
What song is currently playing on your iPod: Keith Jarrett: Yesterdays
Favorite sports team: Does the Chicago Symphony count?
Favorite pig-out food: Doritos
Dream Vacation: another European trip
Worst Habit: Procrastination
Hidden talent you have: I can fix tractors, sort of
Famous person you have met: Rex Rukavina
Famous person you would like to meet: Barack Obama
Favorite quote: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." - Teddy Roosevelt
Favorite actor: Matt Damon
Favorite actress: This changes on a weekly basis. This week it is Charlize Theron
Favorite ride at Disney World: Never been
Add your own personal thoughts about the Lighthouse Brigade: I'm excited to be back for another great season of Brigade! I really enjoy being able to do this kind of work and the students and staff are great!
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