10-30-23 Newsletter

Announcements

Halloween Concert

What a great show!  All of our students performed extremely well, and we especially enjoyed having Mr. Martin's Talented Music student join us!  Thank you to everyone who came out to cheer on our students!

Please share your favorite pictures and videos to this online folder, and be sure to check out the photos and videos shared by everyone else:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16QO1xZSiHR6fxQ0QeAPBKRiQl2qDYwIb?usp=sharing

Band Parents Meeting Nov. 8 6:00 pm

To help us plan for the rest of the school year, including our exciting Taste and Tunes concert and various other upcoming events, we invite all of our parents and supporters to a one hour meeting in the Haynes Band Room on Wednesday Nov. 8 at 6:00 pm.  Bring your calendars, as we'll be locking in several dates for the remainder of the school year.

Thank you in advance for helping to provide our students with the best experience possible, by volunteering to be a part of one of our many upcoming events!  (We will also be awarding section points for every parent or supporter that attends :)

Haynes Band Parents Meeting

Wednesday Nov. 8, 6:00 pm

Haynes Band Room

Halloween Performances

Our Marching Band had a solid performance at Metairie Academy, playing for a very excited group of 4th and 5th graders!  We got to see some of our little brothers and sisters, and we definitely made some new friends along the way :). Please help us to thank Mrs. Lisa Babin and Ms. Elizabeth Mott for allowing us to perform, and for adjusting their school routine to accommodate us!  (Just imagine trying to settle down 100+ elementary students after a 30 minute marching band performance :)

We will be traveling to Airline Park on Monday 10/30.  We are looking forward to sharing our music with these future Yellow Jackets!  If you have any little brothers or sisters there, please let Mr. Phelan know, so we can give them a "shout out" :). 

Our schedule will be as follows:

11:30 students report to Band Room (snack and load)

12:00 depart

12:15 arrive

12:45 perform

1:15 load and depart

1:45 unload

2:00 students report to 4th period

Honor Band Auditions

It's time to register our students for District Honor Band auditions.  All of our students should consider auditioning for one of the District Honor Bands, and we encourage everyone to try out.  

(An Honor Band is simply a collection of the best musicians in our area.  We pick the highest scoring students through the audition process, then pull them all together for a weekend of music and fun, culminating in a wonderful concert at Tulane University!)

Please encourage your student to audition.  They may register for the auditions via the form below.  The audition music is available via the link below.  As always, contact Mr. Phelan with questions or concerns.  This year's Junior and Senior High Honor Band auditons will be held Saturday Dec. 2, and the Elementary Honor Band auditions will be held Saturday Dec. 9.

https://forms.gle/87LpuvYDEArXV1cW6

https://www.district6.band/audition-materials

Special Guests !!!

Dr. Jason Ladd from Nicholls State University visited our High School Band class on Oct. 24, and he had many positive things to say about our students (He really loved our energy and our focus!).  He offered several useful tips to help us further refine our playing, and we hope to have him with us again soon.

On Nov. 6 we will have another visit from Dr. Robert Schwartz at Southeastern La. University.  we enjoyed his visit last year, and we are looking forward to playing for him again.

Haynes Band Media Folder

If you have any pictures or video from any of our performances or activities, please share them to the folder linked here.  Thanks!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/139ORTm-6tqc_vL1GdumZ90XxyRvkqVlY?usp=sharing

Band Fee

The Haynes Academy Band charges a $30 annual fee, which covers the purchase of music, transportation, etc.  This fee has been posted to student accounts.  Please contact Mr. Phelan with questions or concerns.

Haynes Band T-shirts and Sweatshirts (LAST CHANCE in 2023!)

Just in time for the cooler weather, we will soon be ordering our popular Haynes Band sweatshirts and Band Booster t-shirts!  Use the linked form below to order yours.  (Students should have already received their own Haynes Band t-shirt in class.). We'll be placing this order on Nov. 1, so don't miss your chance to wear the coolest sweatshirt on campus!

https://forms.gle/L2mxct2pJ7ajWW1x8

High School Band

Senior Night

We are looking forward to recognizing our Seniors next week for Senior Night.  Parents, your Senior should have responded via google classroom regarding escorts for this event.  Please encourage them to complete this in a timely fashion so we may properly organize the halftime events.  Also, please note the early arrival time for parents -- with our tightened security protocols, all parents and escorts must enter together, and no gifts will be allowed into the stadium.  Please direct further questions to Mr. Totaro (christopher.totaro@jpschools.org) or Mr. Phelan.

Marching Band

Our Friday Nov. 3 game is at East Jefferson Stadium (at East Jefferson High School)

4:45 -- dinner delivered (pizza, $3.00 per student)

5:30 -- students seated in Band Room

5:45 -- depart Haynes

6:00 -- arrive stadium and unload

7:00 -- kickoff

9:30 -- depart for school

9:45 -- dismiss (please be prompt to pick up your student)

We will be seated on the HOME SIDE of the stadium for this event.

Any student wishing to leave from the stadium must be signed out by a parent.  Please contact Mr. Phelan with any questions or concerns.

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.)

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

• We encourage everyone to bring a disposable rain poncho or two, just in case.

Jazz Band

Our Jazz Band had an impressive first performance!  We are already looking forward to future shows in the Spring!

Middle School Band

7th and 8th Grade Winds

We had a solid first performance, and we definitely had some amazing costumes!  We are now looking toward our next performances (possibly something around the holidays, and then concerts in the Spring)

7th and 8th Grade Percussion

We had a great show for the Halloween concert, and enjoyed makig spooky music for you :). Next up is hopefully a holiday performance (we're going to be looking at music from The Nutcracker Ballet!)

Beginning Band

We had an amazing first performance, and we really enjoyed seeing and hearing all of the other groups!  We are looking forward to pushing ourselves further along, and we'll be performing for you again in the Spring!  If you have not done so, please make sure that your student has their own copy of the Essential Elements for Band books 1 and 2, for their specific instrument.   

Beginning Percussion

We enjoyed our first performance, and we did a great job with both tunes!  We will also be looking at the Nutracker Ballet music, and may even try to team up with the 7th and 8th grade Percussion class for a tune or two around the holidays!

Closing

Please visit our Calendar for all the latest updates, and feel free to contact Mr. Phelan at any time with questions or concerns.  We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Mr. Phelan