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David G. Yukimura
3226 Uluhui St.
Lihue, Hawaii 96766
(808) 246-0747 (H)

Objective
Band Director August 2000-Present
Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School
300 students, wind & jazz ensembles

Work Experience
Band Director August 1996 - July 2002
Kauai High and Intermediate School
240 students, wind & jazz ensembles

Graduate Assistant August 1994 - July 1996
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Marching band field staff, concert band sectionals and conductor,
pep band conductor

Band Director August 1990 - July 1994
Kauai High and Intermediate School
300 students, concert bands, wind & jazz ensembles

Band Director August 1986 - July 1990
Kapaa High and Intermediate School
180 students, general music, concert bands, jazz ensemble, guitar class

Teacher/Audio-Visual Coordinator August 1985 - July 1986
Kauai High and Intermediate School
Social Studies teacher and coordinator of video and audio equiptment

Musician 1985 - present
Performing musician with local professional groups, club bands, convention bands
community theater bands

Private Teacher 1986 - present
Private instructor on saxaphone, clarinet, flute, percussion, and electric bass




Education

Master of Arts in Music
University of Hawaii at Manoa, August 1996
Overall GPA 4.0 on a 4.0 scale

Bachelor of Arts in Music Education
Berklee College of Music, May 1985
Overall GPA 3.82 on a 4.0 scale

Private Student
Michael Gorman, double bass musician with the Honolulu Symphony
January 1995 - July 1996

Private Student
Steve Dinion, percussionist with the Honolulu Symphony
September 1994 - July 1996


Awards Received

Inducted into Pi Kappa Lambda music honor society, University of Hawaii at Manoa
May 1996

Summa Cum Laude honors, Berklee College of Music
May 1985

Who's Who, American Universities and Colleges, Berklee College of Music
1984 - 1985



Published Articles

Paine, B. and Yukimura, D., "From Too Much Stress to Rapid Burnout," The
Instrumentalist 50/3, October 1995, pp. 34-38

Yukimura, D., "A Band Director's Dilemma: Excessive Sound Levels in the
Work Environment," Leka Nu Hou, Bulletin of the Hawaii Music Educator's
Association 97/1, February 1997, pp. 5-13


Extracurricular Activities
Enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, surfing, basketball and swimming. Enjoy
working with and coaching the youth.

Copyright © 2002-2003
By CKMS Jazz & Wind Ensemble Students of 2003
All Rights Reserved
Requirements
White shirt, Black pants, White shoes
Instrument, Music