Haines Music Department

We have a final list of dates. We had to make a few changes. Please click herefor the final list.

The 7th and 8th grade bands and orchestras will be performing next week at four elementary schools. Please print the permission slip, sign and return as soon as possible. Details about clothing and schedule are also included on the permission slip. Please click here for the pdf of the permission slip.

Summer Band, Orchestra and Jazz has been finalized for this coming summer. It is July 13-24 at St. Charles East high school. Please go to www.d303.org and scroll down to “July Music Camp” for cost and time information. New this year is that registration and payment can be done all online at http://d303.revtrak.net/tek9.asp.

Students recieved the information packet regarding the District’s Solo and Ensemble Festival for Band and Orchestra today. The Festival is Friday, March 20, 2009 at St. Charles North High School. Please click here for the letter and here for the permission slip.

Quinlan and Fabish and PM music companies will be having a sale of instruments, bows, cases and supplies on Nov 24, the Monday of conference week, from 3-7 pm. The sale will be held at Thompson middle school, with the companies in different rooms. Enter the main door and follow signs for your rental company. This is a WONDERFUL opportunity to take the rental credit you have been building up and appy it towards the purchase of a MUCH better instrument that will be your child’s for the rest of his/her life. Both companies have either interest-free or very low interest financing so you don’t have to pay for the entire purchase that night. Within 2 years you could be not paying a monthly rental fee anymore! Also keep in mind that past 6th or 7th grade, rental credit does not accrue anymore, so your best bet financially is to make the purchase now. The other benefits are that the stores come to you, so you don’t have to drive as far, and all the string teachers in the district will be on site to help your student pick out the instrument that is right for him/her. Instruments, cases and bows come in a wide variety of prices. If you have previously purchased an instrument from one of these two companies and want to upgrade, that is an available option as well. And some 6th grade students STILL do not have their green books; these will be on sale too. Hope to see many of you there!

All 6th grade Orchestra students need to be at school this Thursday, Nov 20, at 7:20 AM with their string instruments to perform for the honors breakfast. Students need to come even if they weren’t invited to the breakfast for academic honors. Parents are welcome.

The 8th grade only concert at North HS is on Nov 18 at 7:30 PM. The students need to arrive no later than 6:00 pm, come through door 11, and wear black on the bottom and white on top. The concert will feature Haines, Thompson, and the HS orchestras as well as a combined piece with everyone. The tickets to this event are free, but the directors would like you to print out tickets from this website.

Reminder that the orchestra concert is next Tuesday, Nov 4 at 8:00 pm at Haines in the gym. Please have students arrive at 7:30 and wear their Halloween costumes. If you do not have your child dress up for Halloween please have them pick whatever they would like out of their closet. The concert should not be more than 45 min in length. I look forward to seeing everyone there!

For students who have worked on the IMEA music over the summer and have decided to audition, click here for the audition information. I need to know if you are auditioning or not by Sept 17.

Click here for the letter that was available on Fee day. It includes schedule information, books to buy and a schedule.