Samuel Koch

Sam Koch is the Assistant Percussion Director for the Independence High School and

Nelson Middle School cluster in Frisco, Texas. He also serves on the quad staff at the

Memphis Blues drum corps.

As an educator, Sam has worked with many schools in the DFW area. His most recent

work includes completing his internship as a student teacher at V.R. Eaton High School

and Leo Adams Middle School in Haslet, Texas. In addition to student teaching, Sam

served as a battery instructor at Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas and at

Vines and Clark High School(s) in Plano, Texas.

Alongside his teaching endeavors, Sam has also had several performance experiences

that have heightened his musicianship. While at the University of North Texas, Sam

marched in the Green Brigade marching band for 3 years and was awarded

“Outstanding Percussion Member of the Year” in 2023.

Sam was also a member of the UNT Percussion Ensemble, Quad Ensemble, Wind

Orchestra, and Two O'clock Steel Band. He toured Poland with the UNT Percussion

Ensemble in 2023 where he got to perform and collaborate with several music students

from the area. Additionally, both years when Sam was in the UNT Quad Ensemble in

2022 and 2023, he received gold medals in the University Small Marching Ensemble

Category at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC). Sam has

also marched quads with the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps based in Casper,

Wyoming for the 2022 and 2023 seasons.