Katie Jobe

Katie Jobe is an active percussionist and educator in Fort Worth, TX. She received her Masters of Percussion Performance from Texas Christian University in 2023, and her Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2021. At TCU, she served as a graduate assistant for the percussion studio and was a part of their performance at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in 2022. As a performer, Katie was a member of the front ensemble for Guardians Drum and Bugle Corps in 2016 and 2017, and Fort Worth-based Vigilantes Indoor Percussion in 2017 and 2018. She was a member of the Maverick Marching

Band at UTA for four years, and performed in the bands, orchestras, and percussion ensembles of both UTA and TCU.

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As an educator, Katie has worked with multiple schools in the DFW area, including Azle High School, Southwest High School in Fort Worth, and Coppell High School, where she student taught. Her most recent position prior to Grapevine was as the Assistant Percussion Director at Fossil Ridge High School in Keller ISD. There, she helped with teaching percussion classes, and served as the private lesson teacher for percussion students in the cluster. Prior to Fossil Ridge, she was on the front ensemble staff for Centennial High School in Burleson and served as a private lesson teacher for their feeder campus Kerr Middle School. On top of her experience with high school front ensembles, Katie also has experience teaching at the drum corps level. In 2022 she was a member of the front ensemble staff for Guardians, and in 2023 was part of the staff for Spirit of Atlanta.

 

Katie is beginning her second year with the Grapevine Cluster and is excited for this year! 

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