2018–2019 Calendars
- Academic Year 2018–2019
- Events & Recitals 2018–2019
- Summer 2018
Fall 2018–Spring 2019: Lesson dates and holidays
Item Description |
Date(s) |
| Private lessons begin: Students returning to prior teacher |
Week of August 26 |
| Private lessons programs begin: New students and students assigned a new teacher Weekly group classes begin on or after September 5: K5, Time to Begin, Elementary Artist, Musicianship and Repertoire |
Week of September 2 |
| Labor Day Building closed |
September 3 (No lessons) |
| Fall break for USC* Lessons can be held |
October 18–21 |
| Election day* Lessons can be held |
November 6 |
| Thanksgiving break Building closed Lessons can be held on November 21, 24–25* |
November 22–23 (No lessons) |
| Winter break / end of Fall term | December 1 |
| Make-up week (if needed, Finals Exam Week) | December 2-8 |
| Lessons resume / Spring term begins | January 13 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day Building closed |
January 21 (No lessons) |
| Spring break for USC* Lessons can be held |
March 10–16 |
| End of Spring term | May 4 |
| Make-up week (if needed, finals exam week) | May 5–11 |
| Summer term | May 12 to August 10 |
* USC classes are not in session, however, teachers and students can have lessons on these dates if all parties agree.
Fall 2018–Spring 2019: recitals and events
Item |
Program |
Location |
Date |
| Fall Festival | All children (ages 5-12), free to public | School of Music | Saturday, October 27, 1:00–3:30 p.m. |
| Adult Fall Masterclass | Adult and USC students | School of Music Room 206 |
Saturday, November 10, at 3:30–5:00 p.m. |
| My First Piano Recital | Time to Begin and Experiencing Music (K5) | School of Music Recital Hall | December TBD |
| Fall Recitals | All programs except Time to Begin and Experiencing Music | School of Music Recital Hall | Sunday, December 2 Saturday, December 8 Times TBA |
| Music Development Program Assessments | Young Artist (December or May) | School of Music Room TBA |
December TBD |
| CMTA Celebration of Musical Achievements | Young Musician and Young Artist | Columbia College | March 2 (February 16 entry deadline) |
| Adult Spring Masterclass | Adult and USC students | School of Music Room 206 |
Saturday, March 30, at 10:00-11:30 a.m. |
| SCMTA District Auditions | Young Artist | Columbia College | March 30 (March 9 entry deadline) |
| SCMTA State Auditions | Young Artist | School of Music | April 27 (April 8 entry deadline) |
| Spring Recitals | All Programs | School of Music Recital Hall |
Saturday, May 4 Sunday, May 5 |
| Music Development Program Assessments | Young Artist (December or May) | School of Music Room TBA |
Late May / Early June TBD |
Fall 2018–Spring 2019: group classes and event schedules
See each program page for specific group class and event schedules.
Experiencing Music at the Piano (K5) and Young Musician
Time to Begin
Elementary Artist
Young Artist
Adult Beginning Piano
Summer 2018: lesson dates
| Summer session begins | May 13 |
| Memorial Day holiday | May 28 (No lessons) |
| Independence Day holiday | July 4 (No lessons) |
| Repertoire class for children | July 28 at 1:00 p.m., 2:00, 3:00 p.m. |
| Summer recitals for children | August 4 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Last day to register for private lessons | June 22 |
| Last day to add 3 private lessons | July 14 |
| Summer session ends | August 11 |