Dr. Robert Mills is an assistant professor of Music and the vocal coach/accompanist for Arizona State University's Lyric Opera. Mr. Mills holds a BA in Music from the University of Maryland as well as a MM and a DMA in Accompanying from Arizona State University. Additionally, Mr. Mills holds both a Juris Doctor and a Master of Library Science from Brigham Young University.

For nearly three years, Mr. Mills served as an assistant vocal coach and accompanist for the Opera Institute at Boston University. Recently, he has joined the American Institute of Musical Studies Summer Program in Graz, Austria as a repetitor/coach. Prior to joining ASU's faculty, he was the coordinator of piano accompanying at Mesa Community College. Mr. Mills has collaborated with vocal artists and technicians such as Ingo Titze, Phyllis Curtain, Andrea Lechner and Patricia Craig in concert, workshop and master class settings. Mr. Mills performs frequently with the Mesa Symphony as well as the Phoenix Bach Choir and the Three Tenors of Mexico.