Rob Starling
Trumpet Instructor

Rob Starling is a dedicated educator and trumpet player based in Bloomington, Indiana, where
he is currently pursuing a Bachelor's in Music Education at the Indiana University Jacobs School
of Music. He has over a decade of performance experience including concert bands, jazz
ensembles, orchestras, and solo and chamber settings. From 2020 to 2023, Rob marched
trumpet with the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps, serving as section leader in their final season,
before aging out in 2024 with the Bluecoats.
Rob has taught marching band at Columbus North and Columbus East high schools in
Columbus, Indiana since 2024, where he works with the brass program and designs and
teaches hornline choreography. In 2025 he served as a brass intern at the Cavaliers Drum and
Bugle Corps.
