Dave Gudmastad

Dave Gudmastad retired after 40 years of teaching high school band programs in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota. He served as Director of Bands at Winona Cotter High School for 25 years. After retirement, Mr. Gudmastad has continued to work as an instructor in Music Education and Jazz at Winona State University.

Mr. Gudmastad was named the MMEA Minnesota Music Educator of the Year in 2007. In 2015, he received the Youth in Music Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Music Educators Association and on the Music Advisory Council for the Minnesota State High School League.

Mr. Gudmastad currently teaches at Hope Lutheran High School and the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts. He continues to serve as an adjudicator for large group, solo/ensemble, jazz ensemble, and marching band festivals throughout Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.