For the 2010-2011 school year, Myles Yates is in his 8th year as a Marching Instructor for the Marching Unit, after taking the 2009-2010 school year off. Myles attended Trabuco Hills High School from 1997-2001. He graduated from Trabuco Hills Class 2001 with a regular diploma. He was a member of the Thundering Mustangs Marching Unit for four seasons (1997-2000). He played Alto Saxophone his freshman and sophomore year. Due to circumstances (graduating tuba players), Myles decided to play Tuba second semester of his sophomore year. Myles ended up becoming Tuba/Low Brass section leader for the 1999 and 2000 marching seasons.

     During the summer of 2003, Myles was a first year member of the Contra line for the Pacific Crest Drum & Bugle Corps.

     During the 2001 marching season, Myles worked with El Toro High School as a visual and brass instructor. He returned to Trabuco Hills as a Marching Technician in 2002. In 2006, he was on the Visual Staff at Santa Margarita Catholic High School for the first time.