David Green
Bakersfield,CA
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Academic Coach, VAPA Dept.
Bakersfield City School District
08.2021 - Current
- Provide instructional support for the district's instrumental and vocal music teachers.
- Provide professional development services within the district to teachers with both limited and extensive teaching experience.
- Help manage the district music inventory (instruments, uniforms, etc). This included additions and deletions, work order creation, and work order tracking for repairs.
- Provide professional development trainings for district music and VAPA faculty
- Coordinate VAPA Department events and programs including honor band and orchestra festivals, standards festivals, art gallery, and academic pentathlon.
- Work as an induction mentor through the New Teacher Development Department
Instrumental Music Director
Independence High School (KHSD)
06.2010 - 05.2021
- Taught and coordinated the school's Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Marching Band, Orchestra, Jazz band, Pep Band, Indoor Percussion, Beginning Band, Color Guard, & Exploring Music Programs
- Program earned multiple top ratings at Concert Festivals, Marching Band Performances, and Indoor Percussion Competitions
- Experience in organizing large events (i.e. festivals, concerts, and trips)
- Recruited and supervised a large support staff of percussion instructors, marching instructors, color guard instructors, and string coaches
- VAPA Dept. Chair 2012-2016
- Acted as an advisor to the IHS Falcon Band Boosters to coordinate large scale events as well as helping put together an annual $50K budget
- Oversaw a 93% increase in total program enrollment in ten years
Education
Doctor of Music Education - Music
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA08-2025
Master of Arts - Band Conducting
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX06.2016
Teaching Credential - Single Subject Music Credential
California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA06.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Music Education
California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA06.2009
Skills
- Conducting/Teaching
- Google Apps For Education
- Microsoft Office
- Finale Music Writing Software
- Sibelius Music Writing Software
- Logic Pro
- Final Cut Pro
- SmartMusic
- Multi-Instrumentalist (Piano, Trombone, Euphonium, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussion/Drumset)
Websites
Relevant Professional Experience
- Bakersfield Winds: Current Director (2024) & 1st VP (Personnel)(2018). Previous Associate Conductor (2021) & Trombone Section Member (2012)
- Kings Symphony Orchestra (Hanford, CA): Current Musical Director (2023)
- Kern County Music Educators Association: Past President of the organization, previous 1st Vice President & Band Representative. Experience in planning Fall Conference, event coordinating, as well as chairing the committee for updating the organization's constitution.
- Guest Conducting Experience: Kern County Honor Music Festival JHS Band (2022), BCSD JHS Honor Band (2022), Hanford Elementary School District Honor Band (2025)
- CMEA Central Section: 9 years of experience hosting middle school ratings festivals on behalf of CMEA Central. Current member of the board representing Kern County as KCMEA President
- California Band Directors Association: Current Board Member (Communications Director) Previous manager of various CBDA Jr. High/High School honor bands between 2014-2020.
- Wind Symphony of Clovis: Trombone section member and pianist since the group's formation; performed at the 2018 Midwest Clinic
Timeline
Academic Coach, VAPA Dept.
Bakersfield City School District
08.2021 - Current
Instrumental Music Director
Independence High School (KHSD)
06.2010 - 05.2021
Doctor of Music Education - Music
Liberty University
Master of Arts - Band Conducting
Sam Houston State University
Teaching Credential - Single Subject Music Credential
California State University - Fresno
Bachelor of Arts - Music Education
California State University - Fresno
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