Meet Mr. Kossick!

Matt Kossick is an Associate Band Director and Director of Percussion at L.D. Bell High School. Mr. Kossick directs all percussion activities for the entire L.D. Bell cluster, which includes Bedford Junior High, Hurst Junior High, and Central Junior High.  

During his tenure with the L.D. Bell Blue Raider Band, the band has been a Bands of America DFW Regional Finalist, BOA Waco and North Texas Regional Champions, San Antonio Super Regional Finalist, and attended the UIL 6A State marching contest. Mr. Kossick’s Concert groups have received multiple awards including outstanding percussion at both the HS and MS level of the Dallas Winds Invitational. 

Previously, from 2019-2021, Mr. Kossick was the Assistant Percussion Director at Trinity High School. During that time, he also directed the Harwood Junior High Percussion Ensemble that won both the Midwest and Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble competitions during the 2019-2020 school year.   

Mr. Kossick earned his Master’s of Music degree in Percussion Performance at the University of Miami. During his graduate studies, he served as a teaching assistant for the University of Miami Athletic Bands. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of North Texas. Mr. Kossick was also awarded the Outstanding Undergraduate in Percussion award for the 2017-2018 school year.  

Outside of school, Mr. Kossick spent three summers participating in Drum Corps International. In 2015 Mr. Kossick was a member of the front ensemble of the Troopers Drum Corps. During the 2016 and 2017 seasons, Mr. Kossick performed with the Santa Clara Vanguard front ensemble. The SCV percussion section won the Fred Sanford high percussion achievement award for both of these seasons.