Julie Davila

Julie Davila is a renowned percussionist, performer, music educator, and clinician specializing in concert and marching percussion. She was inducted into the WGI Percussion Hall of Fame in 2014 in recognition of more than 25 years of contributions to the marching arts as a leader, teacher, designer, and adjudicator. Julie is a member of the chamber percussion ensemble Caixa Trio, winner of a 2011 Drummie Award from Drum! Magazine. In addition to her performance career, she currently serves as President-Elect of the Percussive Arts Society. She is the arranger and instructor for the Middle Tennessee State University Band of Blue Drumline and serves as an adjunct professor of percussion at MTSU. Under her direction, numerous ensembles have earned medals across all divisions of WGI, including the John Overton High School Indoor Drumline, which won a WGI National Championship. Julie is also a member of the nationally recognized WGI and DCI adjudication teams.


An active clinician specializing in contemporary and marching percussion, Julie has performed and taught internationally in Poland, China, Peru, South Korea, France, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Brazil, as well as extensively throughout the United States. She is a proud alumna of the University of North Texas. Julie is the author of Modern Multi-Tenor Techniques and Solos, Impressions on Wood, and Inspirations: 4 Mallets, and is a co-author of Aptitude, an innovative solo snare drum method published by Row-Loff Productions. She is an endorser and clinician for Pearl Corporation, Innovative Percussion, Avedis Zildjian Company, Grover Pro Percussion, and Evans Drumheads.