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MDCC welcomes new band director
Mississippi Delta Community College is excited to announce the hiring of Ryan Jobe as the new Director of Bands. “We are extremely excited to have Ryan join the Trojan Family. He is very energetic, and we believe he will do a tremendous job rebuilding our band program,” states Vice President of Instruction Teresa Webster.
Ryan Jobe is a percussionist and music educator from Corinth, Mississippi. Ryan earned his associate degree in music from Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Mississippi, and his bachelor’s degree in music education from Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi.
Since 2010 Ryan has taught, composed and arranged for many camps, clinics and schools all across Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Ryan has performed and taught at all levels including WGI Scholastic Winds and DCI Open Class Championships. Ryan was a performing member of the 7th Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps in 2013-14 and was an instructor for Southwind Drum and Bugle Corps in 2017-18. Ryan has also performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention.
Ryan is currently the graduate teaching assistant for the World Music Performance Center at West Virginia University pursuing a master’s degree in musicology. At WVU, Ryan assists with the World Percussion Ensembles, directs the Beginning Steel Drum Band and instructs the World Percussion Methods course for undergraduate music majors. Ryan is also a snare drummer for the official drumline of the Pittsburgh Steelers, “Steeline.”
“I am extremely excited and honored to be the new Director of Bands at MDCC! I love the Mississippi Delta, and MDCC feels like home. I’m excited to get started and push this program to a high level. I can’t wait to get started and work with the amazing administration, faculty, staff, coaches and students at MDCC. Let’s go Trojans!” states Jobe.
Would you like to be part of the MDCC Band? Visit the MDCC Band page for details.