Jazz In The Arts Internship Program (Jazz Kats) led by Jairus Daigle, is an after-school jazz program for high school students. The program focuses on performance, recording, music theory, career professionalism, and life skills and allows the student to experience studies in a college setting. The students are involved in community service by sharing their musical talents. The program is free of charge to high school students that are intermediate and advanced with their instrument. Students are required to attend a two (2) hour class once (1) a week, 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. at McNeese State University. For more information contact Patricia Daigle at (337) 794-5744 or chesterdaigle@aol.com.
JITA Internship Program
"Jazz Kats"
"Jazz Kats"
Jazz In The Arts Internship Program
The program teaches musical and life skills necessary to succeed within the music
industry which provides Interns with the tools and instruction needed to achieve
their musical goals. With the Jazz In The Arts Internship Program, students will
have had opportunity to perform at events, such as conventions, parties, and
benefit concerts. Participants will have the opportunity to study under the finest
music instructors both locally and nationally. Past Jazz In The Arts students have
gone on to continue their music studies at McNeese State University and LSU
(Louisiana State University). We have had students to attend summer studies at
Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Every summer we have
approximately 85 students to attend the Jazz In The Arts Summer Youth Jazz Workshop.
industry which provides Interns with the tools and instruction needed to achieve
their musical goals. With the Jazz In The Arts Internship Program, students will
have had opportunity to perform at events, such as conventions, parties, and
benefit concerts. Participants will have the opportunity to study under the finest
music instructors both locally and nationally. Past Jazz In The Arts students have
gone on to continue their music studies at McNeese State University and LSU
(Louisiana State University). We have had students to attend summer studies at
Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Every summer we have
approximately 85 students to attend the Jazz In The Arts Summer Youth Jazz Workshop.