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MUMB Staff<\/mark><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Ryan Yahl, Director<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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001 Presser Hall
(513) 529-9739
yahlr@MiamiOH.edu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ryan M. Yahl, D.M.<\/strong>, is Visiting Associate Director of Bands <\/strong>and Director of Athletic Bands<\/strong> at Miami University.  Prior to this appointment he served as the Assistant Director of Bands at Texas A&M University-Commerce for five years, and as a part-time Assistant Professor of Music at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.  Dr. Yahl taught middle school and high school band for nine years in Northwest and West-Central Ohio.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Yahl earned his bachelors (2006) and masters (2009) degrees in music education from Bowling Green State University, and his doctorate in wind conducting (2018) from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.  Yahl studied percussion with Michael Sander and Roger Schupp, and conducting with Emily Freeman Brown, Carol Hayward, Kenneth Thompson, Bruce Moss, Walter Huff, and Stephen Pratt. Yahl was a recipient of the  Dr. Richard and Annette Ecker Award in Music Education, the Mark and Helen Kelly University Band Award, and the Ray E. Cramer Graduate Scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Yahl currently holds memberships in the Ohio Music Education Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, National Band Association, World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, Pi Kappa Lambda, the American School Band Directors Association, and life membership in Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Service Fraternity.  Yahl is a past president of the BGSU Band Alumni Society, a past president of OMEA District III, and currently serves as the Research Committee Chair for ASBDA.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chris Herrmann, Associate Director<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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215 Center for Performing Arts
(513) 529-1506
herrmac@MiamiOH.edu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Chris Herrmann<\/strong> (BME \u201999, MME \u201905) returned to Miami University in 2022 after 20 years as a music educator, serving as a band director in Ohio\u2019s public schools. Chris is a former member of the tuba section (\u201993-97) as well as Graduate Teaching Assistant (\u201903-05). In the role of Associate Director, his duties include administrative, financial, logistical, and instructional support for the MUMB and Basketball\/Hockey Band. Chris’ primary role at Miami University is serving as Director of Integrated Technology for the College of Creative Arts. He is responsible for IT support, policy, and partnerships with 5 academic departments, 3 institutes, and 3 other units spanning 11 different buildings on the Oxford campus.

Chris is a life member of Kappa Kappa Psi, a national honorary fraternity for college band members and the sponsor of the Epsilon Xi chapter at Miami University.

Chris is an active musician performing on trombone, bass trombone, tuba, electric and double bass<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kent Covert, Assistant Director<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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315 Hoyt Hall
(513) 529-7317
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Kent Covert<\/strong> has been involved with the Miami University Marching Band since 1986. During those years Kent has participated as a member of the trombone section, as a volunteer staff member, and, since 1987, as the Assistant Director. As Assistant Director, Kent is involved with many of the logistical, administrative, and financial activities of the band. Kent is also an active participant in the Miami University Pep Bands and a life member of Kappa Kappa Psi, a national honorary fraternity for college band members. Kent considers the Marching Band as his “fun” job – a departure from his full-time job with Miami University’s IT Services department. In addition to his work with Miami University, Kent is heavily involved with the Destination Imagination program on the Regional, State, and Global levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alex McIntosh, Percussion Instructor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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003 Presser Hall
(513) 529-3048
mcintoa3@MiamiOH.edu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Alex McIntosh<\/strong> is a performer, educator, and clinician in music programs in the state of Ohio. He obtained his Bachelor Degree in Music Education from Miami University in 2012.

Alex is currently the co\u00addirector of percussion at Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. In the past, he has served on the percussion staff at Centerville HS (OH) and was the director of percussion studies for Colerain HS (OH), where he also designed and arranged music.

Alex is highly active in the world music genre of percussion\u2014he has gone on national tours with the Miami University Steel Band and has performed in the Global Rhythms festival under the direction of Srinivas Krishnan, where he was afforded the opportunity to perform with Grammy and Tony Award winning percussionists like Valerie Naranjo, Jeff Queen, Victor Mendoza, and Glen Velez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kimberly Hamilton, Color Guard Instructor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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003 Presser Hall
(513) 529-3048
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Kimberly Hamilton<\/strong> , a 2015 alumna of the Miami University Marching Band, brings a wide-ranging background as both a performer and instructor in the marching arts. A founding member of Allegoria Winterguard and a featured weapon specialist with a passion for rifle, she is also experienced in sabre, airblade, standard flag, and dance. Her performance career includes Zydeco Independent A, Allegoria Independent A and Independent Open, Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps, the Miami University Marching Band, and Carlisle High School.

Her instructional experience spans several programs, including the Savannah (TN) High School Marching Tigers, Carlisle High School Colorguard and Winterguard, and assisting with Wilmington and Madison High School teams.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (2016) and has completed both a BA (May 2025) and MS (August 2025) in Computer Science at Miami University, where she is now pursuing her PhD in Computer Science. Kimberly is passionate about blending her technical expertise with her creative dedication to color guard in her work with MUMB.
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Dr. Daniel Farr, Director of Bands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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206 Presser Hall
(513) 529-3080
farrd@MiamiOH.edu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Farr, D.M.A.<\/strong>, studied conducting with Russel Mikkelson, Patrick Dunnigan, Richard Clary, and Alex Jimenez, and clarinet with Deborah Bish. He served as a high school band director in the public schools of Florida for 10 years before pursuing his doctorate. Under his direction, ensembles have consistently earned Superior ratings at the Marching Music Performance Assessment, District and State Solo and Ensemble, and District and State Concert MPA.

Research interests for Farr include commissioning new music for the wind band medium, pioneering performances of music by underrepresented composers, best practices for middle and high school bands, and mental health awareness for music educators. He is actively sought after as a concert clinician and clarinet pedagogue. His professional affiliations include Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, the College Band Directors National Association, the Ohio Music Educators Association, the Florida Music Educators Association, and NAfME: the National Association for Music Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Ryan Yahl, Director 001 Presser Hall(513) 529-9739yahlr@MiamiOH.edu Ryan M. Yahl, D.M., is Visiting Associate Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at Miami University.  Prior to this appointment he served as the Assistant Director of Bands at Texas A&M University-Commerce for five years, and as a part-time Assistant Professor of Music at DePauw University […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":2,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-83","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"page_structure_type":"default","vertical_spacing_source":"custom","content_area_spacing":"bottom","content_style_source":"custom","content_style":"wide","disable_header":"no","styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"[data-prefix=\"single_page\"] [class*=\"ct-container\"] > article[class*=\"post\"] {--has-boxed:var(--false);--has-wide:var(--true);}","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/music.miamioh.edu\/mumb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/music.miamioh.edu\/mumb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/music.miamioh.edu\/mumb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/music.miamioh.edu\/mumb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/music.miamioh.edu\/mumb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83"}],"version-history":[{"count":90,"href":"http:\/\/music.miamioh.edu\/mumb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1480,"href":"http:\/\/music.miamioh.edu\/mumb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83\/revisions\/1480"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/music.miamioh.edu\/mumb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/music.miamioh.edu\/mumb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}