Welcome to halebands.org
Homepage of the award winning
Hale Charter Academy Bands and Orchestras. 

Room M170                 Teacher: Mr. Cruz                Email: jonathan.cruz1@lausd.net

Instrumental Music Department Recent Accomplishments

May 18, 2024 West Ranch HS Super Jazz Festival, Santa Clarita
Jazz Band - 2nd Place, Superior, Middle School Division

May 4, 2024 LAUSD Instructional Music Summit Festival @ Cleveland HS, Reseda
Mixed Choir - Unanimous Superior

April 20, 2024 Ratings Festival @ Los Cerritos MS, Thousand Oaks
Beginning Band - Unanimous Superior

April 20, 2024 Ratings Festival @ Los Cerritos MS, Thousand Oaks
Beginning Orchestra - Unanimous Superior

April 12, 2024 Walter Reed MS Jazz Festival, North Hollywood
Jazz Band - 2nd Place, Excellent, Middle School Division

April 6, 2024 LAUSD Instructional Music Summit Festival @ Cleveland HS, Reseda
Advanced Orchestra - Unanimous Superior

March 8, 2024 SCSBOA Ratings Festival @ Rancho Campana HS, Camarillo
Advanced Orchestra - Unanimous Superior

March 7, 2024 SCSBOA Ratings Festival @ Rancho Campana HS, Camarillo
Advanced Band - Superior

May 20, 2023 West Ranch High School Super Jazz Festival, Santa Clarita
Jazz Band - 1st Place, Superior,  Middle School

April 14, 2023 Walter Reed Middle School Jazz Festival, North Hollywood
Jazz Band - 1st place, Superior

March 28 & 29, 2023 SCSBOA Festival @ West Ranch HS, Santa Clarita
Advanced Orchestra - Unanimous Superior
Advanced Band - Unanimous Superior

March 11, 2023 LAUSD Instructional Music Summit Festival @ Cleveland HS, Reseda
Advanced Band - Unanimous Superior

April 2, 2022 LAUSD Instrumental Music Summit @ Cleveland HS, Reseda
Beginning Orchestra - Unanimous Superior

April 1, 2022 Walter Reed Middle School Jazz Festival, North Hollywood
Jazz Band - Superior

About

The Hale Charter Academy Instrumental Music Program is a comprehensive winds and strings program consisting of two concert bands, jazz ensemble, and two string orchestras. Various after school activities also exist depending on student interest such as Mariachi, Drumline, and additional jazz ensembles. The Instrumental Program at Hale consistently serves 8% to 10% of Hale's student body. There is a rich tradition of music making at Hale, and there have been only three instrumental music directors at Hale in the past 60 years.  

Mission Statement

The mission of the Hale Charter Academy Instrumental Music Program is to teach and provide the necessary behaviors, skills, and performance fundamentals to appreciate music. These behaviors enable positive habits of mind for lifelong learning and adaptability, as well as fostering a lifelong love of music. Members of the Instrumental Program learn, understand, and develop teamwork, concentration, discipline, character, self control, time management, patience, repetition, reinforcement skills. They also learn about the productive struggle, how to process setbacks and receive constructive criticism. 

Vision Statement

The Hale Charter Academy Instrumental Music Program strives and aims to teach and foster the highest standards and expectations of music and to be one of the most innovative, and relevant, middle school instrumental music programs.