Isaac Hopkins
This Is Me
A Litte Background
My dad is Kyle Hopkins
He was my band director for 7 years. This is a picture of us right before we heard Chicago Symphony Orchestra play Mahler 9.
This is my mom
Her name is Christi. She is really awesome. She and my dad both play french horn.
Ben is my little brother
He is in 6th grade. He does a ton of tae-kwon-do. He also plays piano, clarinet, bassoon and bass. I had not even started trumpet when I was his age. So I am amazed at everything he does.
Smokey Pants
This is my brother and the littlest member of my family. He is a Yorkshire Terrier.
Both Dogs
This is Smokey and my older dog Buddy. I miss them a lot, because it is a lot harder to talk to dogs over the phone.
The Hopkins family
These are my relatives on my dad's side.
The Hopkins Family Mostly Brass Quartet
My Babies
These are both my trumpets. They are both Bach Strads and I spend a lot of time with them.
My Trumpet
This was my 14th birthday when I got my first Bach trumpet! I was so excited because I was playing a really bad trumpet before that.
Hopscard Brass
Last year I helped start a brass quartet that was really fun. We went to the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute as an ensemble last summer.
The Redneck Swimming Pool
This is my 85' Toyota pickup. Me and a friend converted it into a pool for band camp. My truck is back in Kansas. It might not have made it all the way here.
High School friends
This was a fun competition at the end of my senior year.
It is ISAAC not ISSAC
Everyone spells my name wrong. Even my own high school. This is my Hall of Fame plaque and my name is spelled wrong.
Carnival of Venice
I Love Orchestral Music
Orchestral music is what I listen to the most. Some of my favorite composers are: Mahler, Richard Strauss, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and Dvorak.
Other music
I really like the Beatles, Queen, Metallica, Green Day, Fall Out Boy, August Burns Red and a lot of pop and rock. I like a lot of music, but I absolutely do not like country.
Jazz
I grew up listening to Maynard Ferguson. I also really enjoy listening to other jazz; Miles Davis, Count Basie ect.
History really interests me
I'm pretty nerdy. I really like history. I watch a lot of History Channel and documentaries, especially at home with my dad. Science is really fascinating to me too.
Reading
I am not a huge reader but I do enjoy books like Harry Potter, Hunger Games, 1984 and Sci-Fi books. One of my favorite if not my favorite is Fahrenheit 451.
Tennis
I played tennis on my high school team. I also really like ping pong.
Movies
My favorite movie is probably Star Trek. I also really like the Star Trek TV shows. Again, my nerd is showing. Other movies I really like are Star Wars, Transformers, The Bourne Trilogy, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Princess Bride and Across the Universe.
Comedies
I love Anchorman. I also like Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Elf, Hot Rod and other dumb movies that are really funny.
Other Movies
There are some other movies that are more kids movies that I find really funny like The Incredibles, Toy Story and Speed Racer.
Isaac Hopkins
Email: ihopkins12@mail.bw.edu
Location: McPherson, KS
Phone: (620)-755-2095