Micah Killion

Biography

Micah Killion is the former principal trumpet of the United States Air Force Band in Washington DC, where he served from 2013-2018 and recorded 7 albums. Among others, Micah has performed or recorded with the Knights Orchestra, Sigur Ros, Atlantic Brass Quintet, American Brass Quintet, International Contemporary Ensemble, Barclay Brass, Sigur Ros, Queens of the Stone Age, Diana Ross, NOVUS NY, Shakira, Father John Misty, the Colorado Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Charleston Symphony, Walt Disney World’s Christmas Brass, and various Broadway shows. 

Micah is an assistant professor and brass area coordinator at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. Previously, he was the coordinator for the new Musical Lives Initiative at the Center for Music Learning at the University of Texas at Austin. His work has been published in the Journal of Expertise, Music Educators Journal, and the International Trumpet Guild Journal. He holds a PhD in Music and Human Learning from UT Austin, an MA in Music Education from Teachers College at Columbia University, and a BM in trumpet performance from the Juilliard School where he studied with Philip Smith. 

Micah is a Yamaha Artist/Clinician. 

Research

I specialize in brass performance, as well as music learning, pedagogy, skill acquisition and development, and individual practice.