Clinics with MasterClass Faculty
American Classic is providing one-time clinics for high school varsity bands, choirs, and orchestras in select locations!
Don Haynes
Don Haynes served as the Director of Bands at LBJ High School in Austin, Texas for 40 years. During his tenure, the LBJ Band performed across the globe including ambassador trips to Beijing, China, London, England, Paris, France, and Rome, Italy. Under his leadership, the Jaguar Band's list of awards and accomplishments is numerous -- The LBJ Bands won first-place honors in statewide and nationwide music festivals, including the first Fiesta Bowl Music Festival in Phoenix, Arizona. The band consistently won sweepstakes honors at UIL marching and concert performances. Mr. Haynes is often invited to adjudicate regional and area marching and concert competitions in Texas and across the country. He has on several occasions presented conducting clinics and motivational speeches at music conventions such as TBA and TMEA designed to assist music teachers, college students, and new music teachers. Mr. Haynes is frequently invited to conduct region bands in Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Washington, South Carolina, and Florida. Mr. Haynes is a past president of the Board of Directors for the Texas Bandmasters Association. He presently serves as a student teaching supervisor of music majors at Texas Tech University. Mr. Haynes is a life coach and consultant for music educators and professionals.
As a member of the Conn-Selmer education team, Haynes served on
the faculty with the 2018 and 2019 summer band director’s symposium in Los
Angeles at the Arcadia Music Symposium. At the TBA convention in 2018, Mr. Haynes was inducted into the Phi Beta Mu Texas Band Director’s Hall of Fame.