clinicians and conductors

david Boggs - clinician

Session: Elementary Elements mr. Boggs received a Bm E degree from shorter college in 1989, and a master’s degree in choral conducting from the collegeconservatory of music at the university of cincinnati, in 1991. He’s been teaching K-5 music since 1995 in georgia. david received his Level I orff training in atlanta, ga. and Level II training in memphis, Tenn. He is a member of the american orffschulwerk association as well as mENc. He was co-chair for gmEa district 12 for two years. While holding this office, he helped organize elementary activities, which included the 5th grade Honor chorus, and Large group Festival. david is a singer/song writer and composes music for his classes and school chorus. He has written school theme songs, and songs to celebrate special occasions such as character Ed pep rallies. He has presented “Elementary Elements,” a collection of original songs and poems that teach the elements of music at local, state, and national music conventions. He has worked with church choirs and ensembles for over 15 years, and writes music for worship services and youth camps.

chris Bruya - clinician

Session 1: Demo Rhythm Section: Bass and Piano

Session 2: Demo Rhythm Section: Bass, Piano and Percussion

Session 3: Demo Rehearsal Techniques chris Bruya is in his eighth year at central Washington university after spending 7 years at mt. Hood community college (oregon) and 4 years at Pacific university in Forest grove, oregon. Bruya also taught high school in Washington and oregon where his jazz bands consistently placed at numerous jazz festivals throughout the Northwest. as director of Jazz studies at central, chris Bruya directs the Jazz Band 1, coaches jazz combos, teaches jazz composition and arranging, as well as music education courses. Bruya implemented the cW u Jazz specialization degree in 2005 to the delight of the many talented and jazz focused students in central’s music program. He has directed the Washington a mbassadors of music Jazz Band, Edmonds Jazz connection all- star Band, oregon all- state Jazz Band, anchorage all- city Jazz Band, salem all- city Jazz Band, the central oregon Honor Jazz Band and has been organizing chair for the all-NW Jazz Band and choir as well as all state jazz groups numerous times. He was also director of the Jazz on The Water Instrumental Workshop and the mt. Hood Festival of Jazz Instrumental Workshop.

Bruya maintains a busy schedule of performing, adjudicating and clinics throughout the Northwest. In 2005 the cW u Jazz Band performed at both the m ontreux and North sea Jazz Festivals in Europe and most recently they were one of six college bands nationwide selected to compete at the 2007 Next generation Festival, a part of the m onterey Jazz Festival. The band’s latest cd, “In a mellow Tone”, which scott Yanow of Jazz Times magazine cited as “consistently impressive and well worth hearing”, is available through sea Breeze Records as well as the cW u Bookstore online. chris is currently involved in creating a NW jazz educators organization to take the place of Ia JE.

dr. Tina Bull - clinician

dr. Tina Bull, associate professor of music and coordinator of music education at oregon state university, completed her bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees in music education at the university of Illinois, where she taught courses in choral methods and music technology. dr. Bull currently works to prepare college students for the music education profession through teaching and administration of the graduate Professional music Teacher Education. The program boasts over 100 graduate students successfully teaching music in oregon public schools, as well as in many other states and countries.

dr. Bull also founded and conducts Bella Voce, the women’s choir, which tours annually in the state of oregon and throughout the Northwest, and also tours internationally. Last year, the women’s choir performed in several high schools, at the university of Washington, and in two other seattle venues. This year, the osu meistersingers and Bella Voce will perform a concert tour together in Hawaii.

dr. Bull is a frequent choral clinician and adjudicator in the state and region, serving in many schools annually. she serves as the Northwest chair and member of the national executive board of the society for music Teacher Education. she is the editor of the oregon choral director publication, choral Focus and, she also enjoys composing and photography as outgrowths of her interests in choral music.