Emma Boone currently resides in Denver and is pursuing her DMA in Wind Conducting and Literature from the University of Colorado, Boulder where she works as a graduate assistant teaching and helping with all aspects of the concert and marching band programs. She earned her Masters in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Oklahoma and her Bachelor’s in Music Education from the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to her masters, Ms. Boone served as the Director of Bands at Whittier High School in Southern California for three years, where she oversaw all aspects of the program including the marching band, concert bands, jazz band, indoor percussion, winterguard, and musical pit. Ms. Boone served as a leadership and conducting instructor for the Drum Major Leadership Academy from 2020–2022 and taught on the instructional staff for Blue Devils B as a mellophone technician for the 2022 and 2023 DCI seasons before taking a break to pursue graduate school. Her performance experience includes the Mandarins (2017 –2018, mellophone), Blue Devils (2019–2021, mellophone) and RCC Indoor Percussion (2019, dance ensemble). Emma Boone has presented at multiple music conferences around the country and is active clinician in ensemble music, horn, and conducting.