Fall Quarter
Winter Quarter
Winter Quarter
Starts: Monday, Sept. 8
Ends: Thursday, Nov. 27
THANKSGIVING - No lessons from Nov. 24 - Nov. 27, 2025
Winter Quarter
Winter Quarter
Winter Quarter
Starts: Monday, Dec. 1
Ends: Thursday, Feb. 26
CHRISTMAS - No lessons from Dec. 22 - Dec. 25, 2025
NEW YEAR'S - No lessons from Dec. 29 - Jan. 1, 2026
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY (Mon., Jan. 19, 2026) OR PRESIDENT'S DAY (Mon., Feb. 16, 2026).
Monday students, please plan to attend lessons on one of these holidays.
Spring Quarter
Spring Quarter
Spring Quarter
Starts: Monday, Mar. 2
Ends: Thursday, June 4
SPRING BREAK: One floating bye week is available.
Let me know which week best matches your family's plans.
SPRING RECITAL: Sunday, April 19, 2026. 2:30pm & 5pm
MEMORIAL DAY: No lessons on Monday, May 25, 2026.
Summer Quarter
Spring Quarter
Spring Quarter
Starts: Monday, Jun. 8
Ends: Thursday, Aug. 27
Lessons continue throughout the summer with intentional flexibility. In addition to the scheduled studio closures, students have up to three "bye" weeks available for camp, family vacation, or other activities.
4th OF JULY: No lessons from June 29 - July 2, 2026.
TEACHER TRAINING (tentative): No lessons from Aug. 17 - Aug. 20, 2026.
Studio Recital
Sharing music with others is a skill that is built with experience, so we make sure students have at least one opportunity to strengthen that skill at our Spring Studio Recital. This is our annual celebration of music, which ends with punch and cookies. As you can imagine, giant steps of progress occur from one year to the next. Each student performs one piece. Their ears enjoyed it when it was played for them, they've claimed it as theirs, and their fingers having accepted the challenge to learn the piece to be able to share it with others.
For the last several years we have added something quite special to these celebrations - our Concert of Compliments. Audience members have the opportunity to write comments to the performers during the recital. Following the event I gather the comments, and present each student with their compliments at our next lesson together. This tangible encouragement is a powerful tool and builds confidence - affirming in a different way the hard work they've invested in preparing, the courage it took to perform, and the many successes they've achieved as part of that whole process.