Jacob Gall

Battery Caption Manager

Jacob Gall resides in Dallas, TX where he currently serves as Director of Percussion for Richland High School in Prosper ISD. Prior to his teaching appointment in Prosper, Jacob worked in the Leander Independent School District as Director of Percussion for Glenn High School. It was during his time at Glenn where he led the Glenn Indoor Percussion group to three consecutive state champion titles within the Texas Color Guard Circuit. The group was also named regional champions at the WGI Houston and WGI Dallas shows during both the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

Jacob is best known for his work with The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps, where he taught the Corps from 2009-2023 and held the positions of Snare Technician (2009-2011), Battery Coordinator (2012-2016), and Battery Caption Manager (2017-2023). Jacob was inducted into The Cadets Hall of Fame in the fall of 2021. In addition to The Cadets, Jacob has held teaching positions at the Crossmen and Genesis. As a performer, Jacob began his playing career as a tenor player for Jersey Surf in 2002, and then performed as a snare drummer in Crossmen 2005, and then The Cadets from 2006-2008, where he was section leader his age out year.

Jacob holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Pennsylvania State University, and a Masters degree in Music Performance from the University of Massachusetts. Jacob is a proud endorser of Pearl, Zildjian, Remo, and Vic Firth products.