Creative Education & Fine Arts Academy
Joshua's Promise Learning Center
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
CEFAA& Joshua's Promise Learning Center
Founder/CEO/Educator/Director/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.
Elijah Golson
Music Instructor
Elijah is a native of Oklahoma and the greater Oklahoma City metro, where he serves as a passionate music educator and Director of Vocal Activities at Creative Education and Fine Arts Academy Inc. After serving from 2021 to 2024, he is excited to return for the 2025–26 summer and school year. A 2019 graduate of Midwest City High School, Elijah has studied under an esteemed group of mentors, including Dr. A.L. Ellis, Carma-N. Morris, Holly Fike, John Davis, Mark Hensley, Carrie Edwards, Meghan Loyd, Dr. Karl Nelson, Tookah C. Sapper, and his late grandmother, Elsie Golson. His training spans piano, Hammond organ, voice, percussion, brass, and conducting. He is currently pursuing his higher education in music. Elijah is also deeply rooted in Oklahoma’s faith community, having served as Minister of Music for several churches and as a guest conductor, clinician, and musician for gospel and church choirs across the region. Outside the classroom and church, Elijah is an avid storm chaser, a passion he has pursued annually since 2019 across the Southern Plains from March through June. He is thrilled to rejoin the CEFAA family and continue investing in the next generation of young artists, musicians, and educators.
Quiese Qbaby Timmons
Sound & Engineering
Quise Timmons is the Owner of Q for Quality Sound where she is a Dante Certified Freelance Audio Engineer and DJ. She loves live music, mixing live, and engineering crowd participation on the dance floor. She is very passionate about music and critical about providing excellence in all she does and mixing with clarity and creativity. She is just as passionate as ever to teach the next generation of Audio Engineers the exciting ways of live mixing, mastering, and setting up sound equipment. She’s excited to prepare these young scholars to be studio ready and live event ready.
Abriel N. Booze
Photography/ Assistant Teacher
Abriel N. Booze is a 16-year-old entrepreneur, nail creator, photographer, and author of the children's book Simone's Big Challenge. As the owner of Beauty & Passion Arts, she combines creativity, beauty, and storytelling to inspire confidence and self-expression. Trained by talented professional photographers, Abriel has developed a strong eye for capturing meaningful moments through photography. Through her business, photography, and writing, she encourages others to embrace their gifts, pursue their dreams, and create with purpose.