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Alan Miller currently lives in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, where he serves as percussion specialist for the Coppell High School and Coppell Ridge Middle Schools in the Coppell school district. He has been an instructor/arranger/clinician in Texas for many years, including one year as arranger/instructor for the West Texas A & M University Drumline.
Alan is currently a pit instructor for the 6-time world champion Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, where he's taught since 2001. In addition to teaching the front ensemble, he has arranged the group's I & E ensemble for several years, many of which have been awarded first place. He began his career with the corps in 1996 as a member of the front ensemble, followed by two seasons as section leader ('97 and '98). During this time, he recieved 1st place in the Drum Corps Midwest I & E keyboard competition.
Alan attended college at West Texas A & M University in Canyon, TX, where he studied percussion with Dr. Susan Martin-Tariq and conducting with Dr. Gary Garner. While living in West Texas, he was a nine-year member of the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra, where he served as principal percussionist and timpanist.
In 2000, Alan was awarded second place in Percussive Arts Society's international concerto competition, where he performed with the TCU Wind Symphony.
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