Bill Danser Jazz Band Instructor, Wind EnsembleMarching Band Staff

Mr. Danser has 20+ years of professional teaching experience.  He has been working with Millennium HS for 3 years.  Bill earned a BS in Music Ed from University of Illinois (Champaign, IL Campus) and has 2 years of Trumpet performance at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. He was Associate Director of Bands at Cedar Rapids Washington HS in Iowa for 12 years helping to establish a program that continues as one of the top Concert and Jazz Bands in the state of Iowa.  Bill was a member of the Squires and Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps in the early/mid 80’s and on brass staff with the Cavaliers and Emerald Knights drum and bugle corps in the late 80’s and early 90’s.

Bill is currently on the senior retail staff for the Music and Arts Glendale, AZ location.

Gary is currently instructing Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, AR), Hamilton High school (Chandler, AZ),  Millennium's High School (Goodyear, AZ), and Perry High School (Chandler, AZ).  He is an educational consultant for the Arizona State University Marching Band.  He is a past member and instructor of the Concord Blue Devils Drum Corp.

He has studied with Paul Rennick, Tom Float, Sean Vega and Scott Johnson. He also worked and composed for Destiny’s Child, Miri Ben Ari, Keith Urban, The Phoenix Suns, New Jersey Nets drum lines and numerous companies/ entertainment groups. Gary is an active marching percussion clinician/arranger and proud endorser for Pearl USA, Zildjian Cymbals and Remo drum heads.

She is a past member and instructor of the Concord Blue Devils.