Kristopher Quaale is a member of the Operations team at Bell & McCoy, a Dallas-based audio/video and lighting rep company. Prior to working at Bell & McCoy, he spent 9 years as a band director at schools in the Leander, Plano, and Keller ISD’s. Mr. Quaale holds a Master of Music degree with a specialization in wind conducting from the University of North Texas, where he studied with Eugene Corporon, Dennis Fisher, and Nicholas Williams. He also holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree in instrumental music from Texas Christian University. He was involved with Drum Corps International (DCI) for eleven years, where he was on the visual staff for the seven-time world champion Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps. Before teaching for The Cavaliers, he was a marching member of the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps (2003), and The Cavaliers (2004-2006). Mr. Quaale is also active as a drill writer, clinician, consultant, and adjudicator in the United States and internationally.