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Hale Charter Academy Instrumental Music
Welcome to halebands.org, homepage of the award winning Hale Charter Academy Bands and Orchestras.
Room M170
Teacher: Mr. Cruz
Email: jonathan.cruz1@lausd.net
Instrumental Music Department Accomplishments
May 20, 2023 West Ranch High School Super Jazz Festival
Jazz Band - 1st Place, Superior, Middle School
April 14, 2023 Walter Reed Middle School Jazz Festival
Jazz Band - 1st place, Superior
March 28 & 29, 2023 SCSBOA Festival @ West Ranch HS
Advanced Orchestra - Unanimous Superior
Advanced Band - Unanimous Superior
April 2, 2022 LAUSD Instrumental Music Summit
Beginning Orchestra - Unanimous Superior
April 1, 2022 Walter Reed Middle School Jazz Festival
Jazz Band - Superior
May 18, 2019 West Ranch High School Super Jazz Festival
Jazz Band A - 1st Place Middle School
Jazz Band B - 5th Place Middle School
April 27, 2019 Canyon High School Jazz Festival
Jazz Band A - 3rd Place Intermediate Division
Jazz Band B - 3rd Place Novice Division
March 30, 2019 LAUSD Instrumental Music Summit @ Canoga Park HS
Advanced Orchestra - Superior
March 15, 2019 SCSBOA Festival @ Santa Susana High School
Advanced Orchestra - Unanimous Superior
Advanced Band - Superior
May 12, 2018 Westlake High School Jazz Festival
Jazz Band B - 1st Place
April 28, 2018 Canyon High School Jazz Festival
Jazz Band A - 3rd Place Intermediate Division
Jazz Band B - 2nd Place Novice Division
April 7, 2018 LAUSD Instrumental Music Summit @ Romer MS
Advanced Band - Unanimous Superior
About
The Hale Charter Academy Instrumental Music Program is a comprehensive winds and strings program that consists of two concert bands, jazz ensemble, two string orchestras, and drumline. Various after school activities also exist depending on student interest such as Mariachi, and additional jazz ensembles. The Instrumental Program at Hale consistently serves 8% to 10% of Hale's 2200 students every year. There is a rich tradition of music making at Hale and in the West San Fernando Valley and there has been only three instrumental music directors at Hale in the past 60 years.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Hale Charter Academy Instrumental Music Program is to teach and provide the necessary behaviors, skills, and performance fundamentals to appreciate music. These behaviors enable positive habits of mind for lifelong learning and adaptability as well as being lifelong consumers and or performers of music. Members of the Instrumental Program learn, understand, and develop the importance of teamwork, concentration, discipline, character, self control, time management, patience, repetition, reinforcement, the productive struggle, and how to process setbacks and receive constructive criticism.
Vision Statement
The Hale Charter Academy Instrumental Music Program strives and aims to teach and foster the highest standards and expectations of music and to be one of the most innovative, and relevant, middle school instrumental music programs.