12-4-23 Newsletter

Announcements

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.  Auditions times are posted here:

https://www.district6.band/honor-band-audition-schedules

Holiday Performances at Sunrise

We will again be sharing our music with the residents at Sunrise Assisted Living!  We'll be walking over next week to visit and to perform a few tunes for them.  Our students should wear 'Sunday Best' on their performance day (and comfortable shoes, this time ... :). Permission slips have been sent home with all groups, and must be returned Monday.

Tuesday December 5 2:30 pm -- 6th grade Christmas Caroling

Thursday December 7 4:00 pm -- High School Band

Friday December 8 10:20 am -- Middle School Band

Holiday Performance at Lakeside Mall

Our High School Band will be performing Saturday Dec. 9 at lakeside mall!  We'll be set up near the Vets skylight, and we have been working hard on several fun holiday tunes.  Our students should wear 'Sunday Best' this day.  We invite everyone to come out and help us spread some holiday cheer!

9:00 students arrive and unload

10:00 perform

11:00 load

11:30 dismiss

All State Weekend

Congratulations to Zoe Heim and Cooper Belletto for their amazing performances at All State!  We are very proud of both of you!

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

Taste and Tunes

We're already working on this year's Taste and Tunes performance, and WE NEED YOU to help make it the best one yet!  Learn more on our Taste and Tunes web page, and check back often as this page will be continually updated.

Taste and Tunes web page 

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.

High School Band

After school practices (Tuesday and Thursday)

We are preparing for our Holiday Performances at Sunrise and at Lakeside Mall!  Attendance is crucial!

Jazz Band

Our Jazz Band continues to practice every 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 spent a lot of time on Honor Band music this week, and are also preparing for our Holiday performance at Sunrise.  We can't wait to dress up and play!

7th and 8th Grade Percussion

Honor Band music -- we're going to do well at auditions!  We are also continuing to work on some Holiday music, just for fun!

Beginning Band

We will be singing Christmas carols next week at Sunrise, and we spent much of Friday's class creating our own musical variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or Hard Rock Blues.

Beginning Percussion

We're also bouncing between Honor Band music and reading other materials, and we continue to improve each week.

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