11-6-23 Newsletter

Announcements

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

Senior Night

We had a wonderful end to an amazing football season!  Our students sounded better than ever, we got to see several Band Alumni (who were all quite impressed with our sound :), and we even received some high praise from Mr. Chad Nugent, one of our school board members!  Most importantly, we got to send our Seniors off in style, with a well-organized halftime presentation and some impressive banners!  Thank you to everyone who came out to make our final football game of 2023 such a success (including Mr. Jacob Russo, who pulled our trailer), and thank you to our wonderful Seniors of 2024, who have helped our Band to grow into the impressive group that we are today!

Jazz Festival Grant Received

The Haynes Band is the recipient of a $4,000 grant from the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation!  We greatly appreciate this donation from the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation.  These funds will enable us to provide additional repairs to several of our instruments, to keep our students playing on the best equipment available.  Thanks again to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation for their generous donation to our amazing Band program!

Halloween Performances

We enjoyed performing for the students at Metairie Academy and Airline Park!  Please help us to encourage these students to consider joining Band when they get to Haynes -- we have one of the best programs in the area, and we would love to have these young people join us!

Holiday Performance

We have *tentatively* confirmed a holiday performance at Lakeside Mall!  Our target performance time is Saturday Dec. 9, around 10 am.  We are still sorting out a few individual conflicts, and will have a final schedule shortly.

Veterans Day Performance

The Haynes Band has been invited to perform at the Sunrise Senior Living facility on Friday Nov. 10, as part of their Veterans Day celebration.  Watch for permission slips to go home Tuesday.

Honor Band Auditions

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.  Students may view the audition material via the link below.  Please let Mr. Phelan know ASAP if your student needs a printed copy of the music.

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

Special Guests !!!

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.

And, this March we will again be visited by Dr. Quincy Hilliard!  Dr. Hilliard brings great knowledge and energy, and we are privileged to have him work with our students!

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. 6, so don't miss your chance to wear the coolest (and warmest) sweatshirt on campus!

https://forms.gle/L2mxct2pJ7ajWW1x8

High School Band

Haynesarama

This week is our Haynesarama performance, showcasing some of our favorite tunes from this year's Marching Season.  We invite everyone to come out to this fun (and free) show in the Haynes Gym.  We will be joined by the Jackettes Dance Team for a few numbers, and we hope you will join us!

Thursday, Nov. 9

6:00 -- set-up

6:30 -- performance

7:15 -- teardown

7:30 -- dismiss

Jazz Band

Our Jazz Band resumes practice this Wednesday until 5:00 pm, as we begin to prepare for the Bill Evans Jazz Festival at SLU in Hammond.

Middle School Band

7th and 8th Grade Winds

We have begun working on The Great Locomotive Chase!  This fun piece will definitely be a part of our Spring Concert, and maybe even our Festival performance!

7th and 8th Grade Percussion

We are working on our District Honor Band music, and we have also begun looking at music from The Nutcracker!  We are hoping to perform with the 6th Grade Percussion class.

Beginning Band

We are moving along through our books, and sounding better every day!  Our students are developing beautiful tones, and are reading music extremely well.  

Beginning Percussion

We are working on our District Honor Band music, and we have also begun looking at music from The Nutcracker!  We are hoping to perform with the 7th and 8th Grade Percussion class.

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