MR. TODAY MILFORD
Director of Bands
Mr. Today Milford has been Director of Bands at Druid Hills Middle School in Decatur, Georgia since 2016. He leads the Druid Hills MS Symphonic Band, Concert Band, 6th Grade Band, Dragon Jazz Ensemble, and Dragon Drummers Percussion Ensemble. Mr. Milford serves on staff as the Assistant Director with the Druid Hills High School Marching Band. He also serves as a Low Brass Instructor and Drum Major Coach with the Salem Middle, Tucker High, South Gwinnett High, and Columbia High Bands.
At age nine, Mr. Milford began his study of trombone in elementary band and matriculated through the Martin Luther King Jr., High School cluster in Lithonia, GA until graduating in 2011. Mr. Milford graduated Magna Cum Laude from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education degree. He is currently pursuing a Master of Music Education from the University of Florida and a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Florida A&M University.
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Mr. Milford has performed at the Florida Music Educators Association Conference in 2014 and 2015 with the FAMU Wind Symphony and Florida Intercollegiate Band, at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 2015 with the FAMU Wind Symphony. In addition to the FAMU Wind Symphony, he also participated in the FAMU Jazz Band, FAMU Trombone Choir, The Incomparable Marching "100" where he was Trombone Section Leader and a Drum Major.
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Mr. Milford’s professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Educators, Georgia Music Educators Association, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He is a member of the Cobb Wind Symphony, which performed at the 2018 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic held in Chicago, IL.
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Mr. Milford’s bands consistently receive superior ratings at performance evaluation. Mr. Milford was recognized as the 2017-2018 Teacher of Excellence at Druid Hills Middle School.
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Mr. Milford resides in Tucker, Georgia with his rambunctious Doberman Shepherd Apollo. In his spare time, Mr. Milford enjoys cheering on the Atlanta Falcons, scrolling social media, doing yardwork and cooking.