Artist Spotlight - Chad Miller
About
Chad Miller
Chad Miller is a tuba player/multi-instrumentalist and brass instructor from Northwestern Indiana and has worked with several successful Indiana high school music programs throughout the past 14 years, including Penn High School in Mishawaka, Indiana, and Lake Central High School in St. John, Indiana. He also teaches a full private studio and serves as a clinician for area middle and high school bands.
Chad graduated from Indiana University South Bend with a Bachelor of Arts in music composition with a focus on tuba performance. He began his drum corps career as a performing member with the Phantom Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps in 1997 – 1999 and served on brass educational staffs at The Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps and Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps, as well as the 2001 Division 3 World Champion Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps, where he served as the brass caption head and arranger.
Chad has composed and arranged for many genres of music and continues performing on a regular basis with multiple groups in the Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan areas. His experience performing in diverse settings from symphonic bands to New Orleans Funk and Blues bands continues to inform his approach to brass playing and music in general.
Chad is passionate about teaching and mentoring musicians of all levels, from beginners to professionals. He takes a hands-on approach to fostering success in each individual while also emphasizing technical proficiency and performance quality.