Meet Our Director

Mrs. Julie Gragg,

B.M./M.M.Ed. Instrumental Music

Julie Gragg got her musical start in the Michigan public school system early in life. Inspired by her school musical experiences and band director, she went on to receive a Bachelor of Music from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo in 1988. Her studies continued at VanderCook College of Music in Chicago where she attained a Masters of Music Education with an emphasis in instrumental music.

The first downbeat of Julie's teaching career occurred in 1989 at the Montessori and Kazoo Schools in Kalamazoo, Michigan as a part-time music teacher for pre-school to grade 8. In 1990, she moved to Kingman, Arizona taking on the position of general music teacher at Palo Christi Elementary. Since her entrance into Kingman Unified School District #20, Julie has taught band, choir and general music at the elementary and junior high levels at several Kingman public schools and most recently led the award-winning Kingman Middle School Bands for 21 years receiving local and state recognition. Mrs. Gragg currently serves as the district's Music Coordinator and teaches band at Cerbat, Desert Willow, Hualapai & Manzanita Elementary Schools. Julie has also worked as adjunct music faculty at Mohave Community College.

Striving for excellence within her profession, Julie has received various teaching accolades and served on many regional & state music committees. She is the 2005, 2012, & 2015 recipient of the Kingman Middle School Teacher of the Year and awarded Outstanding Community Educator in 2009 by the Kingman Rotary. Julie was a contributing member of the 2006 Arizona Department of Education's Revision Committee for the state's music standards and served on the 2014 National Standards for Music writing team. From 2007 to 2011, Julie fulfilled the role of Member-at-Large on the Arizona Music Educator Association's Board of Directors where she was a driving force in the state's movement to advocate for sustaining music programs in Arizona schools despite difficult financial times. Julie served as the Regional Governor for AMEA's northern ES/JH region from 2013-2017. She also organizes and adjudicates local & regional music festivals for Arizona school musicians.

Julie has been a member of the Kingman Concert Band playing clarinet since 2004, and currently serves as the community band's Conductor.

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