Andrew Miller

Front Ensemble Staff

Andrew Miller is a performer and educator who draws on a wide scope of musical and educational influences. Currently, Andrew is working to receive his bachelor’s degree in music education from Middle Tennessee State University.

Andrew first discovered his passion for music and teaching during his time with the various programs associated with The Franklin Band from Franklin Tennessee; the most influential of the programs was the nationally recognized percussion ensemble and marching band. Throughout his musical career, marching percussion has been a key area of interest. After his time with the highly successful Franklin marching band, Andrew went on to compete with multiple independent marching ensembles participating in WGI/DCI including Music City Drum and Bugle Corps in 2015, The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps from 2016-2019, and Rhythm X Indoor drumline in 2018. During this time Andrew had the opportunity to learn from world-class educators such as David Aydelott, Michael Holland, Rob Pastor, Dr. Andrew Lynge, Dr. Eric Willie, Michael McIntosh, Brett Kuhn, Alan Miller, Erik Johnson, Dr. Ryan Kilgore, and Lane Summerlin.

In recent years, Andrew has shifted the majority of his focus from performance in the marching percussion idiom to his improvement and broadening of his skills as a concert/solo percussionist, educator, and arranger. Since he has been at MTSU, he has had the opportunity to study with Julie Davila, Lalo Davila, Russell Wharton, and Dr. Brian Mueller. Since 2018 he has taught the percussion section at Ravenwood high school under Shane Gwaltney.