PUBLICATIONS

Textbooks

  • Foster, Cathryn and R. Ward Miller (2023, September). “Developing Error Detection Skills in the Wind Band Educator.” Chicago: GIA Publications.

D.M.A. Thesis

Juried Presentations

  • Miller, R. W. (2012, February 27). “Darius Milhaud’s La Création du Monde: The Conductor’s Guide to Performance.” College Band Directors National Association Southern Division Conference, Kennesaw, GA.

  • ______. (2012, February 28). “University of South Alabama Jaguar Marching Band: Latin Show Video.” College Band Directors National Association Southern Division Conference, Kennesaw, GA. [Video available online at youtu.be/Ql0WWkb_7kc]

  • Miller, R. W. (2025, February 13). “ Find Joy on the Podium: Make More Music by Improving Error Detection.” Minnesota Music Educators Association Midwinter Clinic, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Miller, R. W. (2025, February 13). “ Find Joy on the Podium: Make More Music by Improving Error Detection.” Minnesota Music Educators Association Midwinter Clinic, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Foster, Cathryn, R. Ward Miller. (2025, December 18). "From Mistakes to Music: Honing Error Detection for Deeper Ensemble Musicianship.” Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Chicago, IL.

  • Foster, Cathryn, R. Ward Miller. (2026, January 29). "From Mistakes to Music: Honing Error Detection for Deeper Ensemble Musicianship.” Ohio Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference, Columbus, OH.

  • Foster, Cathryn, R. Ward Miller. (2026, January 30). "Repertoire Selection & Sight-Reading Strategies.” Ohio Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference, Columbus, OH.

Other Presentations

  • Miller, R.W. (2012, June 31-July 2). “The State of the Art Marching Band.” College Band Directors National Association National Athletic Band Symposium, Columbus, OH: The Ohio State University.

  • ______. (2013, June 15). "Maximizing Student Engagement in your Marching Band Rehearsals." Alabama Bandmasters Association Summer In-Service Conference, Orange Beach, AL.

  • ______. (2013, September 20). "Improving Intonation, Balance, and Sound Quality in Marching Band." Guest Lecture, Youngstown, OH: Youngstown State University.

  • ______. (2014, November 17). "It's Got Nothing to Do with Music: Non-Musical Skills You Must Master to Be a Successful School Band Director." Guest Lecture, Indianapolis, IN: Butler University.

  • ______. (2014, November 17). "Developing Intonation in Your Band." Guest Lecture, Louisville, KY: University of Louisville.

  • ______. (2014, November 19). "Make Your Conducting Matter." Guest Lecture, Louisville, KY: University of Louisville.

  • ______. (2014, November 19). "Developing Intonation in Your Band." Guest Lecture, Louisville, KY: University of Louisville.

  • Miller, R.W. and Rivera, Luis C. (2015, January 3). "A Modern Percussion Edition of Darius Milhaud's La Création du Monde." Honolulu, HI: Hawaii University International Conference on the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences & Education.

  • Miller, R.W. (2015, October 23). "Social Media Integration and Automation." Guest Lecture, Duluth, MN: University of Minnesota-Duluth.

  • ______. (2015, October 29). "The Big Picture: Short and Long Term Planning for Your School Band." Guest Lecture, Oxford, OH: Miami University of Ohio.

  • ______. (2015, November 2). "Effective Field Show Planning and Design." Guest Tele-Lecture, Lincoln, NE: Nebraska Wesleyan University.

  • ______. (2015, November 5). "Arranging in the Real World: Hiring Arrangers, Watering, and Revoicing." Guest Lecture, Youngstown, OH: Youngstown State University.

  • ______. (2015, November 9). "It's Got Nothing to Do with Music: Non-Musical Skills You Must Master to Be a Successful School Band Director." Guest Lecture, Lexington, KY: The University of Kentucky.

  • ______. (2016, September 15). "Marching Band Show Design and Music Arranging Rights." Guest Lecture, Louisville, KY: The University of Louisville.

  • ______. (2019, February 14). "Be a Clinician to Your Own Band!" Presented to the Minnesota Music Educators Association, Minneapolis, MN: Midwinter Clinic.

  • Dufault, Todd, Brent Turner, R. Ward Miller. (2023, May 13). “How to Move Your Marching Band Forward.” Presented to the Iowa Bandmasters Association Annual Conference, Des Moines, IA.

  • Foster, Cathryn, R. Ward Miller. (2023, October 17). "What I Didn’t Hear: Detecting Errors in the Rehearsal Setting.” Webinar, National Association for Music Education. https://nafme.org/event/what-i-didnt-hear-detecting-errors-in-the-rehearsal-setting/

  • Miller, R.W. (2023, November 18). “What I Didn’t Hear: Detecting Errors in the Rehearsal Setting.” Presented to the Iowa Music Educators Association Annual Conference, Ankeny, IA.

Juried Articles

  • Rivera, Luis, R. Ward Miller, and Matthew Greenwood. "A Modern Percussion Edition of Darius Milhaud's La création du monde." Percussive Notes 55, no. 1 (March 2017): 21-23.

  • Miller, R.W. "Defining Jazz Elements in Darius Milhaud's La Creation du Monde." The Journal of Band Research 50, no. 1 (2014): 1-12.

  • ______. “An Analysis of Darius Milhaud’s La Creation du Monde.” The Journal of Band Research 49, no. 2 (2014): 60-80.

  • ______. (2014). "Defining Jazz Elements in La Creation du Monde," in The Journal of Band Research.

Other Articles

  • Miller, R.W. "Game On!: Ideas to energize your ensemble warm-ups," in Illinois Music Educator (2018, Winter): 25-27.

Published Compositions

Published Concert Band Arrangements

Published Marching Band Arrangements