Daniel Farr

Educational Credentials

• DMA, Conducting, The Ohio State University
• M.M., Music Education, Florida State University
• B.M., Music Education, Florida State University

Biography

Daniel Farr, DMA, is Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music at Miami University, where he has also been named an Armstrong Professor in the College of Creative Arts. Farr holds degrees from Florida State University (BME, MM) and The Ohio State University (DMA). He studied conducting with Russel Mikkelson, Patrick Dunnigan, and Alex Jimenez, and clarinet with Deborah Bish. Prior to his doctoral studies, Farr taught for ten years as a high school band director in Florida, where his ensembles consistently earned Superior ratings at marching, concert, and solo and ensemble music performance assessments.

Under his leadership, the Miami University Wind Ensemble has been selected to perform at the Ohio Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference and the College Band Directors National Association North Central Division Conference. Farr’s research interests include commissioning new works for wind band, advancing performances of music by underrepresented composers, exploring best practices for secondary school bands, and promoting mental health awareness among music educators. A sought-after clinician and clarinet pedagogue, he is President-Elect of the Mid-American Conference Band Directors Association and serves as the College Band Directors National Association State Chair for Ohio. Farr is an active member of 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.