2025
Overview
We can’t wait for our 2025 Summer Music Academies!
High School Summer Music Academy
Dates
June 8-12, 2025
EVENTS
High School Summer Band Academies
2025 McNeese Bands Summer Music Academy
Schedule
*This schedule is tentative, and may be modified.
Sunday, June 8, 2025
2:00 p.m. Resident Check-In (Please do not arrive before 2:00) Band Hall (240 E. Sale Rd.)
3:00 p.m. Commuter Check-In Band Hall
3:30 Welcome Meeting (Parents may also attend) Tritico Theatre
4:30 Guard - Session 1
Drum Major & Music - Warm up & Part Auditions
Drumline - Session 1
5:45 Dinner
7:00 Calcasieu British Brass Band Concert in Tritico
9:00 All - Academy Dismissal Various Locations
Monday-Wednesday, June 9-11, 2025
8:30 Session 1
Guard - Session 1 (Rec Center - Monday Only)
Drum Major/Instrumental - Session 1 (Marching Band Practice Field)
Drumline - Session 1 (Band Hall)
9:30 Break
9:45 Session 2
Guard - Session 2 (Rec Center - Monday Only)
Drum Major/Instrumental - Session 2 (Marching Band Practice Field)
Drumline - Session 2 (Band Hall)
10:45 Break and move to Session 3 Locations
11:00 Drum Majors - Session 3
Instrumental - Session 3
Drumline - Session 3
Guard - Session 3
12:00 Travel to dining hall for Lunch
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Travel to Session 4 Locations
1:30 Drum Major - Session 4
Instrumental - Elective Class 1
Drumline - Session 4
Guard - (Rec Center)
2:30 Leadership Session - Full Academy (Tritico)
3:30 Travel to next session/break
3:45 Drum Majors - Full Music (Tritico)
Instrumental - Full Music (Tritico)
Drumline - Full Music (Tritico)
Guard (Rec Center)
5:45 Commuter Dismissal/Travel to dining hall for dinner
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Travel to evening activity
9:00 Daily awards presentation and dismissal
Thursday, June 12, 2025
8:30 Meet to travel to Practice Field (Weather Permitting) or Rec Center
9:00 Stretch/Warm up - final run throughs
9:45 Break before performance
10:00 Take the Field or Gym
11:00 (or sooner) Camp dismissal/check out of resident halls
This is a overnight or day camp that offers current and rising high school students the opportunity to work on marching band fundamentals for wind players, drumline, and drum majors. Participants will learn and perform a field show as well as participate in a combination some exciting electives and masterclasses from many fantastic educators.
The cost will be $325 for day campers and $450 for overnight campers. This includes one meal a day for day campers and three meals a day for overnight campers. All campers will get a T-shirt.
Color Guard Academy
Dates
June 8-12, 2025
EVENTs
Color Guard Academy
2025 McNeese Bands Summer Music Academy
Schedule
*This schedule is tentative, and may be modified.
Sunday, June 8, 2025
2:00 p.m. Resident Check-In (Please do not arrive before 2:00) Band Hall (240 E. Sale Rd.)
3:00 p.m. Commuter Check-In Band Hall
3:30 Welcome Meeting (Parents may also attend) Tritico Theatre
4:30 Guard - Session 1
Drum Major & Music - Warm up & Part Auditions
Drumline - Session 1
5:45 Dinner
7:00 Calcasieu British Brass Band Concert in Tritico
9:00 All - Academy Dismissal Various Locations
Monday-Wednesday, June 9-11, 2025
8:30 Session 1
Guard - Session 1 (Rec Center - Monday Only)
Drum Major/Instrumental - Session 1 (Marching Band Practice Field)
Drumline - Session 1 (Band Hall)
9:30 Break
9:45 Session 2
Guard - Session 2 (Rec Center - Monday Only)
Drum Major/Instrumental - Session 2 (Marching Band Practice Field)
Drumline - Session 2 (Band Hall)
10:45 Break and move to Session 3 Locations
11:00 Drum Majors - Session 3
Instrumental - Session 3
Drumline - Session 3
Guard - Session 3
12:00 Travel to dining hall for Lunch
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Travel to Session 4 Locations
1:30 Drum Major - Session 4
Instrumental - Elective Class 1
Drumline - Session 4
Guard - (Rec Center)
2:30 Leadership Session - Full Academy (Tritico)
3:30 Travel to next session/break
3:45 Drum Majors - Full Music (Tritico)
Instrumental - Full Music (Tritico)
Drumline - Full Music (Tritico)
Guard (Rec Center)
5:45 Commuter Dismissal/Travel to dining hall for dinner
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Travel to evening activity
9:00 Daily awards presentation and dismissal
Thursday, June 12, 2025
8:30 Meet to travel to Practice Field (Weather Permitting) or Rec Center
9:00 Stretch/Warm up - final run throughs
9:45 Break before performance
10:00 Take the Field or Gym
11:00 (or sooner) Camp dismissal/check out of resident halls
Our color guard academy is ideal for sending entire school color guards or attending as an individual. Designed and instructed by an expert faculty with strong backgrounds in color guard and winter guard, the guard camp provides instruction to all levels of experience, with focus on the following:
Flag fundamentals
Rifle and/or saber fundamentals
Writing for color guard
Winter Guard show creation
Camp Finale Performance
The cost will be $325 for day campers and $450 for overnight campers. This includes one meal a day for day campers and three meals a day for overnight campers. All campers will get a T-shirt.
Middle School Summer All-Star band
Dates
June 12-14, 2025
EVENTs
Middle Summer School All-Star Band
The McNeese Summer Middle School Band Academy
Thursday June 12th - Saturday June 14th, 2025
Registration deadline is May 30th
Students will need the following for the academy (please read the entire document!):
Attire for the finale performances will be academy shirt (distributed during the week) & shorts or pants
Your instrument (McNeese CANNOT provide any instruments, mouthpieces or reeds)
Standard mute(s)
Pencil
Umbrella or rain jacket
PERCUSSIONISTS: Please bring as much of the following as you have or can get from your director:
Concert snare sticks and marching sticks
Medium yarn mallets / Xylophone mallets / Timpani mallets
**If you do not have access to all of these, that's ok. Bring as much as you can.Comfortable athletic shoes
Sunscreen and hat
Thursday, June 12 Schedule
3:00 Registration and Auditions (please do not arrive before 3:00) McNeese Band Hall (340 E. Sale Rd.)
4:00 Welcome and Orientation – Tritico Theater
4:30 Rehearsal - Tritico Theater
6:00 Dismissal
Friday, June 13
8:00 Students arrive – SFA Parking Lot
8:15 Rehearsal – Tritico Theater
10:00 Transition/Break
10:15 Break-out Groups
Intro to Color Guard – Rec Center
Jazz Band – Band Hall
Percussion Ensemble – Tritico Theater
Introduction to Marching Band – 207/208
11:15 Meet to travel to lunch – McNeese Band Hall
11:30 Lunch – McNeese Dining Hall
12:15 Meet to travel to rehearsal – McNeese Dining Hall
12:30 Rehearsal - Tritico
2:00 Activity – McNeese Rec Center
3:00 Meet to travel to Master Classes – McNeese Rec Center
3:15 Master Classes
Woodwinds – 207
Brass – Band Hall
Percussion - Tritico
Intro to Color Guard – Rec Center
Jazz Band – Band Hall
Percussion Ensemble – Tritico Theater
Introduction to Marching Band – 207/208
4:15 Break Out Groups
5:00 Rehearsal - Tritico
6:00 Dismissal
Saturday, June 14
8:00 Students arrive – SFA Parking Lot
8:15 Rehearsal – Tritico Theater
10:00 Transition/Break
10:15 Break-out Groups
Intro to Color Guard – Rec Center
Jazz Band – Band Hall
Percussion Ensemble – Tritico Theater
Introduction to Marching Band – 207/208
11:15 Meet to travel to lunch – McNeese Band Hall
11:30 Lunch – McNeese Dining Hall
12:15 Meet to travel to rehearsal – McNeese Dining Hall
12:30 Rehearsal - Tritico
2:00 Activity – McNeese Rec Center
3:00 Meet to travel to Master Classes – McNeese Rec Center
3:15 Master Classes
Woodwinds – 207
Brass – Band Hall
Percussion - Tritico
4:15 Transition to Final Rehearsal Locations
4:45 Final Rehearsal
5:30 Concert
6:15 (or before) Dismissal
Family, directors, and friends are invited to the Academy Finale Performances on June 14. This will be held in Tritico Theater.
Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each session. Meals and sessions will be supervised at all times.
Please direct any questions to the MSU band office at 337-475-5004.
Please look over the Middle School Academy Handbook at www.mcneesebands.com
SEE YOU ON JUNE 12th!!
MS Fees
$150 (includes tuition, daily lunch, academy shirt & recreation)
This day camp offers students a combination of an honor band experience, some exciting electives, and the chance to learn from many fantastic educators. Students will be able to participate in the camp band (similar to an honor band but without an audition to get in), and students will be able to choose from electives including Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble, Intro to Color Guard, and Intro to Marching Band. This is a day camp only. The cost is $150 per participant. This includes lunch on Friday and Saturday, and all campers will get a T-shirt.