Brandon Miller
Instrumental Music Director

Brandon Miller has possessed a passion for drums and percussion for most of his life.  Mr. Miller grew up in Chino Hills and became a member of the prestigious Ayala High School Drum Line and a drummer for jazz band. After graduating high school, he enrolled at Fullerton College as a music major and received his Bachelor of Music degree in Percussion Performance at Chapman University. Mr. Miller completed his Master of Music degree, with a focus in Jazz Studies at CSU Fullerton's graduate program and became a credentialed teacher in 2013.

​Mr. Miller worked as a freelance percussionist and educator, teaching percussion and jazz at several Southern California schools including Marina High School, Edison High School, and Laguna Hills High School. He was previously the Music Director at Cajon High School in San Bernardino. In July of 2015, Mr. Miller became the Instrumental Music Director at El Toro High School. As director, he is responsible for the Marching Band, Drumline, String and Chamber Orchestras, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, and Winter Guard.
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Throughout his career, Mr. Miller has performed in a vast array of ensembles, including symphony
orchestra, concert band, wind ensemble, chamber orchestra, jazz big band, new music ensembles,
​chamber groups, percussion and jazz combos, and has had the privilege to share the stage with numerous
luminary performers.

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2023 Royal Blue Regiment

Instructional Staff

Director: Brandon Miller
Battery Caption: Jackson Culp
Front Ensemble Caption: Daniel Hwang
Front Ensemble Instructor: Sydney Walla
Color Guard Caption: Jessica Patterson
Color Guard Instructor: Thalia Ortega
Brass/Visual Instructor: Mia Carrera
Brass/Visual Instructor: Elijah Parra
Woodwind Instructor: Anna DeLance

Drum Majors

Drum Major: Clara Ledesma
Assistant Drum Major: Jacob Ortega

Captains

Woodwind Captain: Clara Ledesma
Brass Captain: Melissa Teillet
Brass Captain: Izaiah McKeithen
Color Guard Captain: Havyn Wysong
Color Guard Captain: TIA Melouk
Battery Captain: Jett Lo
Pit Captain: Liam Harris

LIUETENANTS

Woodwind Lieutenant: Adrian Sanaie
Woodwind Lieutenant: Gavin Yoo

Student Council Officers

President: Melissa Teillet
Vice President: Sophia Polozova & Ari Kanwale
Secretary: Natalie Ortega
Treasurer: Melissa Teillet
Librarians: Kieren Billings, Hannah Strauss, Jacob Ortega & Sam Hein
Uniform Manager: Ava Wang & Jason Do
Historians: Clara Ledesma, Abigail Chow & Joseph Cha
Stage Manager: Samuel Hein
Equipment Managers: Gavin Yoo

Instrumental Music Leadership

Jazz Section Leaders

Saxophone: Clara Ledesma
Trumpet: Danny Chavez 
Trombone: Izaiah McKeithen 
Rhythm Section: Samuel Hein

Wind Ensemble SECTION LEADERS

Woodwinds: Clara Ledesma
Trumpet: Danny Chavez 
Trombone: Joseph Cha
Euphonium: Ophilia Sheehy
Tuba: Izaiah McKeithen
Percussion: Aidan Macias

String Section Leaders

Violin: Vanessa Li & Mary Anjanette Manaiese
Viola/Low Strings: Mariah Storm
Cello: Krista Price
Bass: Samuel Hein