Jon Millsap

Visual

Affectionately known as just “Millsap”, Jonathon Rhodes Millsap has immense experience in a variety of facets of the marching arts. He has spent twenty years performing, instructing, leading, consulting, designing, and adjudicating. Jon feels lucky to have the opportunity to work with music & movement students, year-round. 

In the summer and fall months, Millsap works with the Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps. Starting with the corps in 2016 as a Prop Specialist and Tour Administrator, he quickly became an essential member of the team. Currently, he serves as the Stage Manager- leading the team responsible for Bluecoats Set Pieces- and is on the Visual Education team. Previously, Jon marched euphonium at Teal Sound FL, contra at Carolina Crown SC, and taught on the Visual team at Music City TN.

In the fall and winter, Millsap works with marching bands across the United States. During the week he works with the visual and prop teams at the Centerville Jazz Band in Centerville OH. His design and consultation clients have included Irmo SC, Swansea SC, Newberry SC, Union County SC, Riverbluff SC, Greenville SC, Forsyth Central GA, Klein Cain TX, Prosper TX, Burleson Centennial TX, Bentonville AR, East Central IN, and Plainfield IN.

In the winter and spring, Millsap has the privilege of working with indoor ensembles such as Rhythm X (PIW) OH and Centerville (PSW) OH every day. Other indoor clients have included Bluecoats Indoor (IW) IN, Veritas (PIW) IN, East Central IN, North Greenville Indoor (PIA) SC, and Irmo SC.

Jon, and his talented wife Corrinne, live in Centerville Ohio with their West Highland White Terrier, James Franco, and their Coton de Tulear, Winston Charles. Corrinne is an amazing dancer, choreographer, and scientist. She is the Movement Caption Head at Rhythm X, Centerville Indoor Percussion, and Centerville Jazz Band. Corrinne has danced, performed, and taught for 27 years with Miami Valley Dance Company OH, as well as Breakthrough Dance Company in Madison Wisconsin, Zydeco World OH, and Pride of Cincinnati Dance Ensemble OH. She is also a Consultant for the healthcare software company, Epic Systems. In the little free time they have together, Corrinne and Jon love traveling with their pups, cooking, motorsports like F1 and Nascar, and spending quality time with their friends and family.