2-6-23

This year's performance will be held at the New Orleans Jazz Museum on Esplanade Avenue in the French Quarter! We encourage everyone to come out March 24-26 and support our amazing musicians.

Jazz Band One

Our Jazz Band One will continue to practice this Wednesday as we prepare for the Loyola and Southeastern Jazz Festivals.

Special Jazz Guests

Next week (Wed. Feb. 15) we are proud to host Dr. Mollie Redfield (from LSU) as she visits our Jazz Band One rehearsal, along with a few special guests as part of LSU's Women In Jazz program. We invite everyone to come out and meet our guests, and to hear the amazing things happening in our Jazz Band!

Krewe of Mad Hatters

3:00 -- Band Room Opens

3:30 -- Students Report and Load

3:45 -- Depart for Line Up

4:00 -- Line Up

5:00 -- Parade Starts

8:30 -- Parade Ends

9:00 -- Dismiss from school (Approximate)

All musicians participating in the Krewe of Mad Hatters must come during their lunch period to be sized for a uniform. Students must have plain black shoes and socks (no logos, stripes or other decorations are acceptable).

Every student is asked to bring a case of water for our upcoming parade and practices. Students may drop off their water before or after school in the Band Room.

Please note that all students are required to ride the bus with us to and from the parade route. Special arrangements must be approved in advance with Mr. Phelan. Please email with questions or concerns, and thank you for helping us to keep your student safe.

We are also soliciting a few enthusiastic 6th graders to join us for the Krewe of Mad Hatters! We have a few opening for students to lead our Band with our impressive new banner. (They should wear a Haynes Band t-shirt or sweatshirt, with uniform bottoms and comfortable shoes.). Please contact Mr. Phelan if your student is interested in helping us!

Medical Release Form

All musicians and helpers participating in the Mad Hatters parade must have an updated Medical Release Form. Please print and complete this form, then return to Mr. Phelan by Wednesday. We will also have printed copies available at school, if that works better for you. Thank you in advance for helping us to keep your student safe!

Chaperones

We would like to invite YOU, our parents and supporters, to walk with us for the Krewe of Mad Hatters! Please use this Chaperone Sign Up Form to secure your spot on the parade route with the Haynes Band! Please note the following rules for chaperones:

Chaperones must wear attire that represents the school.
Chaperones may not consume any alcoholic beverage at any time while acting as chaperones. This means before the parade, during the parade, and on the ride home with students on the bus.
Students may not act as chaperones.

Rundle Academy visit

The Band from Rundle Academy (in Calgary, Alberta, Canada!) will be traveling to New Orleans to perform in a Mardi Gras parade. While they are here they will visit Haynes Academy, and we'll have the opportunity to visit and play together. Learn more about their school here:

https://rundle.ab.ca

We are asking every member of the High School Band to contribute to our lunch that day by bringing the following items:

Percussion — plates and silverware

Low voices — cups, lots of cups

Everyone else — drinks (you + 4 ppl)

Volunteers may also bring snacks / desserts

We also invite all of our students to bring any old Mardi Gras throws or other trinkets to share with our guests. They will certainly enjoy them!

Taste and Tunes -- NEW DATE

Due to conflicts with several other school-related activities, Taste and Tunes has been rescheduled:

Sunday April 2 -- 2:00 Performance

Saturday April 1 -- Set-up and Decorating (times TBA)

WE NEED YOU (Parents, Guardians, Supporters) to be a part of Taste and Tunes! Our students deserve the highest quality instruments and music, and Taste and Tunes is the best way we can provide these items for our students.

We are seeking volunteers to help with each of our four major components: our Raffle, Ticket Sales, Food, and Logistics. We welcome you to join us in whichever role you feel most comfortable. Use the Sign Up Genius link below to secure your place in this year's Taste and Tunes!

Taste and Tunes Sign Up Genius 2023

We will be enlisting our students to create various forms of Publicity (including posters, videos, etc.) to draw a bigger audience, and we can't wait to share some of their fun (and probably quite original) products!

Marine Band virtual workshop

We are privileged to participate in an online workshop with SSgt Stephen Rudman, bassoonist with the President's Own US Marine Corps Band! SSgt. Rudman will be sharing several ways that our students can benefit from practicing with recordings, and we look forward to learning from him. We will meet SSgt. Rudman THIS Tuesday during first period.

Special Olympics

The Haynes Academy Band has again been invited to perform for the Special Olympics Track and Field Meet at Pontiff Playground on Friday March 31! Watch for details and permission forms soon.

High School Band

Our High School Band has resumed our weekly practices on Tuesday and Thursday until 5:00 pm. Attendance at these practices is required to participate in future performances. Thank You to all of our students who attend every rehearsal!

We will have Marching Practice on Tuesday, and Thursday this week.

All musicians and helpers participating in the Mad Hatters parade must have an updated Medical Release Form. Please print and complete this form, then return to Mr. Phelan. Thank you in advance for helping us to keep your student safe!

Every student is asked to bring a case of water for our upcoming parade and practices. Students may drop off their water before or after school in the Band Room.

It's College Audition Season!

No matter your school of choice, Band is one of the most fun and rewarding activities you can join. You will immediately make tons of new friends, find a "home" on campus, and become an active member of your school community from Day One. Most schools also offer some form of Band Scholarship for participating in Band. (Many of these scholarships are not related to being a Music Major -- instead they are focused on students who just want to PLAY FOR FUN!)

We strongly encourage all of our students to explore the musical offerings at your school of choice. Please contact Mr. Phelan if you would like additional information. We are working to arrange on-campus meetings with the various Music and Band folks as part of this year's Junior Journey trip, and will keep everyone posted as that date approaches.

Middle School Band

7th & 8th Grade Bands

Our 7th and 8th graders are working on Serengeti Dreams as we prepare for our upcoming festivals, and we are beginning to work in Book 2 of Essential Elements. Please ensure that your student has their own copy of Book 2, so they do not fall behind.

Remember: Focus on one measure at a time as you learn.

We invite our Middle School musicians to join us for High School Band practices on Tuesday and Thursday.

Beginning Band

We reached Line 100 this week, and celebrated with a King Cake Party! Thank You to Mrs. Russo who was able to spend a few minutes with us as we celebrated! We are also beginning to work on Asturias, and will perform this fun piece for festival in March.

Every student should have their own copy of the Essential Elements for Band Book 1, as well as a supply of reeds, valve oil, etc. Please let Mr. Phelan know of any instrument problems or concerns.

We invite our Middle School musicians to join us for High School Band practices on Tuesday and Thursday.

Other Musical Opportunities

USM All South Honor Band

We encourage our high school musicians to attend the All South Honor Band THIS WEEKEND at USM, where they will perform with other young musicians from across the South. They will also get to work with USM faculty and staff. Follow the link above, or contact Mr. Phelan for more information.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

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