10-17-22 Newsletter

General Announcements

Congratulations

Congratulations to Ella Vu, flute, and Cooper Belletto, alto sax, who were selected to the All State Concert Band! Congratulations also to Zoe Heim, French Horn, who was selected to the All State Orchestra! They will be performing in November with some of the best musicians in Louisiana! We are all very proud of you! Please check your google classroom for required forms, etc.

We encourage all of our students and supporters to travel to Baton Rouge and cheer for our All State musicians! Here are their performance details. (All performances are at the Holiday Inn Crown Plaza in Baton Rouge.)

Sunday, Nov. 20

1:30 pm -- Orchestra Concert (see Zoe!)

3:40 pm -- Jazz Band Concert (see Sam, Jack and Livy!)

Monday, Nov. 21

2:30 pm-- Concert Band Concert (see Cooper and Ella!)

District Honor Band Auditions

Auditions for the District VI Honor Bands will take place in early December. We encourage ALL students to audition for their respective ensembles. All audition materials may be found through the link below. (Please also note that students should prepare the full selection for the audition. Students may not be asked to play the entire piece, but the judge will make that call on the day of the audition.) Contact Mr. Phelan if you need copies printed.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zpPRIAOaAXe9-MM6YV3ldfaW50Efe60P?usp=sharing

Halloween Performances

Our students will perform in a few weeks for our Halloween Extravaganza! This brief concert will feature ALL of our classes, playing some spooky music and wearing some spooky costumes. Please help us to invite everyone to join us for this fun concert! (Friday Oct. 28 @ 6:30pm in the Haynes Gym)

Friday, Oct. 28

5:30 -- set-up

6:30 -- performance

7:30 -- teardown

8:00 -- dismiss

We will discuss costumes, snacks, and invitations and posters during our classes this week.

To share some Halloween musical fun, and to help recruit new members into our Band, our High School Band will be traveling to both Metairie Academy (Thu. Oct. 27) and Airline Park Academy (Fri. Oct. 28)! Students have received field trip permission forms this week, so please be sure to get them signed and returned ASAP.

Haynesarama

We'll wrap up our Marching Season with a fun concert called Haynesarama! This free concert will take place in the Haynes Gym, and feature all of our favorite Marching Band tunes from the Fall semester. (Our Marching Band will perform, and we invite all of our younger members to join us to cheer on their fellow musicians.)

Thursday, Nov. 17

5:30 -- set-up

6:30 -- performance

7:30 -- teardown

8:00 -- dismiss

Taste and Tunes Planning Meeting

Taste and Tunes is our Spring Concert, and our one big fundraiser each year. We invite everyone to come out and listen to all of our groups perform, and to enjoy some delicious food as we play.

To better prepare for this event, we will hold our first planning meeting on Thursday Nov. 10 from 6:00 - 6:45 pm. Please join us to help plan for this large and enjoyable event. We will have tickets, decorations, food, donations, auctions, set up/tear down, and tons of other ways for YOU to help.

Thank You !!!

Please help us to thank our Jefferson Parish School Board members, who unanimously voted to return our Band funding to pre-covid levels! We appreciate their ongoing support of our incredible students. A special thank you goes out to Mr. Clay Moise and Ms. Sandy Denapolis-Bosarge, who both were planning to share the good news about our All State Jazz Band members (even though Mr. Moise got there first :)

Upcoming Musical Opportunities

District Marching Festival

Our District Marching Band Festival will be held Monday Oct. 24 at at Joe Yenni Stadium (on the East Jefferson HS campus). Admission is $10; you will be able to cheer on 13 local Bands, and enjoy an exhibition performance by the Tulane University Marching Band! (Their show is based on Stranger Things season 4, and Mr. Spanier cautions that there will be spoilers!). We hope to see everyone there!

Loyola Bourgeois Honor Band

Loyola University is again hosting Col. John Bourgeois (retired conductor of The President's Own U. S. Marine Band) to host a two day workshop for our local musicians.

Friday, Nov. 11: Rehearsal 6:30-9:00pm

Saturday, Nov. 12: Rehearsal 10:00am-1:00pm

Saturday, Nov. 12: Concert 4:00pm

If you are interested in participating (and available on these dates), please contact Mr. Phelan ASAP. We are able to send TWO students to this workshop, but may be able to squeeze in more (depending on any last minute openings). This event is FREE.

Tulane Band Day

Tulane University will be hosting a Band Day for any interested students on Saturday Nov. 12. Students will get to spend the day with the Tulane University Marching Band, including performing at that day's football game. Contact Mr. Phelan for more information. This event is FREE.

College Auditions

It is never too early to begin exploring some of the musical opportunities available at virtually every University on the planet. Students are welcomed into University ensembles REGARDLESS OF MAJOR, and will likely receive additional scholarships in return for their participation. (If you are enjoying High School Band, you will LOVE College Band!). Mr. Phelan is always happy to assist with contacting the college folks, setting up an audition, etc.

High School Band

Football Game Info

Our next football game is Senior Night!!! -- Saturday, Oct. 22 @ Yenni Stadium (on the East Jefferson HS campus) -- this week we will be on the HOME side of the stadium.

6:00 -- arrive stadium and unload

6:30 -- walk together into the stadium

7:00 -- kickoff

9:30 -- load and dismiss (Please be prompt to pick up your student.)

This event may be a bit chilly, so we encourage students to bring their Haynes Band sweatshirt. (We do have a few to sell -- bring $25 to Mr. Phelan).

We invite all parents and supporters to join us! (Please note the new ticketing guidelines for Jefferson Parish events, and plan accordingly.)

We also ask that everyone bring one case of water, to keep our students hydrated for the remainder of the football season (and into parade season, too!). Feel free to drop off water before or after school. Thanks!

All students are welcome to join us for Marching Band. They may not be able to play every note or rhythm, but they will learn lots from the older students, and will have a great time, too! (Students must attend all practices to participate in the football games.)

Please note: Only Haynes Band students may sit in the Band section.

All Marching Band students must have the following supplies and uniform items:

• Flip Folder (with extra pages)

• Black calf length socks

• Solid black shoes (no colors or logos should be visible)

• Haynes Band t-shirt or sweatshirt

• Black pants

Jazz Band One

Jazz Band One is our top Jazz performing group, focusing on performing challenging music at a very high level. We will rehearse after school Wednesdays. Students must be members in good standing of the Haynes Marching and Concert Bands to participate in Jazz Band.

Our Jazz Band One will be performing next Friday Oct. 21 for the Fall Festival! (times TBA)

Middle School

Beginning Band

Please ensure that your student has their own copy of the Essential Elements for Band Book 1. We are preparing a few tunes for this year's Halloween Extravangza, including "Shark Attack !!!", "Rolling Along (Elm Street)", and possibly one other tune. Our students are growing quickly, and we are looking forward to performing for our parents and friends.

To help all students (but especially our Beginners), we encourage you to establish a Practice Routine. (same time, same location, every day). We have already established a routine in class (breathing, then the first notes, then new material), and we suggest that students follow that routine at home.

It is also much more fun to play for someone, so we encourage parents to stop by and listen to a few seconds of practice each day. Thanks for helping your young musician to succeed!

Intermediate Band

Our students continue to improve each day, and we are having fun! Our first piece for Halloween is called "The Tenth Planet", and we may add a second piece as well. We are off to a solid start, and can't wait to show off for everyone.

We are starting to have some competition in our classes, and we are pushing each other to get better each day. Band is the ultimate Team Activity, and we will continue to work together until everyone has reached their full potential. Please help us by pushing your student to improve daily. (See the Beginning Band note regarding a Practice Routine for some ideas on how your student can continue to grow and improve.)

Jazz Band Two

Our Jazz Band Two rehearses every Monday until 4:45. Jazz Band Two is our training group for younger or less-experienced musicians. We will focus on learning the basics of Jazz, and our music selections will be tailored to fit our younger players. Any Band student in good standing may participate in Jazz Band Two, regardless of instrument or experience. Older students are welcome to join us, even on secondary instruments. We are working on the jazz standard "St. James Infirmary," and may even include it on our Halloween Extravaganza!

Closing

We look forward to seeing everyone for our Halloween Extravaganza!

Mr. Phelan