TEAM
Helping Students Grow
Our incredible team is truly the heart of Creative Music Academy. It’s their dedication, passion and talent that keeps students invested in the learning process. Take a look below to learn more about the team.
Ann-Etta H.Booze, M.S., MspecEd
Founder/CEO/Educator/Musician
Ann-Etta H. Booze is a nationally recognized saxophonist, recording artist, and educator based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. With 29 years of ministering through music, she has touched lives across the nation with her soulful and versatile sound. Ann is the Co-founder of Booze International Music, LLC, alongside her husband, Norman A. Booze, and the Founder of Creative Music Academy, Inc., also known as Creative Education & Fine Arts.
Ann is the author of the inspiring book The Sounds of Life Musician’s Devotional. With a heart for education, she has dedicated over 15 years to teaching special education, serving six years as a teacher and six years as a teacher’s assistant. Ann is also a graduate of the Oklahoma Arts Leadership program and is deeply passionate about advocating for children with disabilities, striving to help them learn and thrive. Her work with Creative Music Academy, Inc. reflects her unwavering commitment to inspiring, teaching, and empowering students and their families.
Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Ann developed her love for music and ministry early on, traveling with her parents to churches and conventions. These experiences, coupled with mentorship from renowned gospel artists like Dr. Vernard Johnson and the Church of God in Christ Orchestra, Dorinda Clark-Cole, and Karen Clark-Sheard, helped shape her unique sound and artistic vision. Ann also gained invaluable experience performing with civil rights activist Clara Luper as Miss Black Oklahoma and through the NAACP Act-So competition.
Ann’s remarkable career includes opening for Shirley Caesar in Oklahoma City, performing on national television, and playing alongside artists like Kim Stratton, Jo Ann Rosario, and Jonathan Dunn. Her distinctive saxophone sound has been featured on projects ranging from rap albums like The Rise by the Preachaholicz to meditative works like Breathe on Me by Judea Praise musicians. Ann and her husband recently released her single He is Faithful, a testament to her journey of faith and artistry.
Through her music, teaching, and advocacy, Ann-Etta H. Booze continues to inspire, empower, and uplift communities, embodying a true labor of love in all she does.
Amara Montalvan
Sound & Engineering Educator
Amara Montalvan's love for music blossomed at an early age. She started dance lessons at 3, began learning piano at 8, took up the alto saxophone at 11, began vocal training at 14, and started playing guitar at 16. Throughout high school, she was actively involved in the colorguard, participating all four years. Her passion for teaching music emerged early, as she started giving piano lessons to children and adults at the age of 14. Currently, Amara is pursuing a major in music production with a minor in music business at the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma. She is also an Avid Certified Instructor for Pro Tools Artist. Her dream is to open her own recording studio, where she can help others achieve their musical aspirations.
Valerie Rollins
Photographer/ Photography Educator
​Valerie has been shooting for 18+ years. She is the mama to five beautifully amazing, unique and hilarious girls. She believes that life should be lived fully and documented truly – for ourselves and those we love! She knows wholeheartedly that what makes each of us beautiful is not how we look but it is our essence. Her superpower is capturing that and reflecting it back to you!
Kinzie Bullok
Dance Instructor
Kinzie Bullock started her journey with dance at just 4 years old. She fell in love with it and decided to stick with it. She competed for 12 years in various styles, contemporary, ballet, lyrical, hip hop, musical theatre, and heels, but her favorites are jazz and tap. She has competed at competitions such as Primetime, Showbiz, Starbound and Starquest where the studio she danced with won Studio of Excellence. Along with competing she has taken classes at numerous conventions, Tremaine, Nuvo, Adrenaline, and was a scholarship finalist at West Coast Dance Explosion. When she’s not dancing she loves to read, act, and spend time with her friends and family.
Broadcast & Journalism Educator
Madelyn LaPointe
Artist / Art Educator
My name is Madelyn and I am a 2024 graduate from Epic Charter Schools. I have had an interest in art for as long as I can remember. I started seriously working on my craft when I was around 10 and consider myself a self taught artist. I believe that "Art" can mean different things to different people and that finding the right tools can unleash the artist in everyone. To keep my creative spirit motivated, I have been working on creating jewelry for the past year. I was also a member of Top Hat Talent's competition dance team and loved expressing my creativity through dance. I an experienced in Chorography and look forward to exploring art, not only through different mediums, but also through movement.
Sarafina Byrd
Artist / Educator
Sarafina Byrd was introduced to jazz at an early age by her father. Although Sarafina had been performing music for a few years, it wasn’t until 2020, when Byrd released her first EP entitled “Divine Timing”, that she grew the confidence to perform on a consistent basis. Since then, Sarafina has been working to cultivate her sound and connect with her audience. She has been featured in the OK Gazette and the Oklahoman. Sarafina has performed on the main stage of the Plaza District Festival, at the Paseo Arts banquet, and at Norman Music Festival. Sarafina has also performed at Tower Theater and City Hall. Neo-soul with a kick of R&B/Jazz best describes her sound.