Online Studio Calendar
2023-2024 STUDIO SCHEDULE:
The tuition includes 32 weeks of lessons.
Fall & Winter session include ten weeks of instruction & a recital.
Spring session will include 12 weeks (& will be billed accordingly) + a recital
Performance Dates in Blue
Vacation Dates in Green
Group Lesson Dates in Red
FALL TRIMESTER
Week 1: 8/28-8/30
Week 2: 9/5-9/6
Week 3: 9/11-9/13
Week 4: 9/18-9/20
Week 5: 9/25-9/27
Week 6: 10/2-4
Week 7: 10/9-10/10
STUDIO CLOSED: 10/11 - 10/31
Week 8: 11/1-11/2: Group Lessons for Ensemble Festival
MMTA Ensemble Festival options: 11/5, 11, 18, or 19
Week 9: 11/6-8
Week 10: 11/13-15
Thanksgiving BREAK: November 16-26
WINTER TRIMESTER
Week 1: 11/27-11/28 (Mon & Tues ): Group Lessons for Studio Recital, 12/7
Week 2: 12/4-12/6
Winter Recital: Thursday, February 29, 5:30pm, Schmitt Music, 7800 Harmony Dr. Bloomington
Week 3: 12/11-12/13
Week 4: 12/18-20
Master Classes (Contest Prep) Jan 6
Week 5: 1/8-1/10
WSMTA Ribbon Recital (Contest Prep) Jan 11 & 13
Week 6: 1/15-1/17
Week 7: 1/22-1/24
MMTA Contest Preliminary Round: Jan 20-21, Bethel University
Week 8: 1/29-1/31
Week 9: 2/5-2/7
Week 10: 2/12-2/14
SPRING TRIMESTER
Week 1: 2/19-20 ~Group Lessons for Studio Recital, March 29
Week 2: 3/4-3/5
Winter Recital: Thursday, February 29, 5:30pm, Schmitt Music, Bloomington
MMTA Contest Final Round: March 2/3 at University of MN, Ferguson Hall
Week 3: 3/11-3/13
Week 4: 3/18-3/20
Week 5: 3/25-3/27
STUDIO CLOSED: 3/28-4/7
Week 6: 4/8-4/10
Week 7: 4/15-4/17
Week 8: 4/22-4/24
Week 9: 4/29-5/1
Week 10: 5/6-5/8
Week 11: 5/13-5/15
Week 12: 5/20-5/22 ~ Group Lessons for Recital 5/30
Spring Recital: Thursday, May 30, 5:30 - 8pm, Schmitt Music
MMTA HONORS Rehearsal & CONCERT June 1 (Mpls Convention Center)
Rehearsals are 4/20, 5/4, 5/18* and 6/1*
*mandatory rehearsal dates
We look forward to CELEBRATING with
MMTA Winners & family members with a panini party in early June
*Regular opportunities to perform are really important for children,
as they develop confidence in their abilities.
Read below for one student’s thoughts on the subject!
The Piano Recital
It was right before the piano recital, and my palms were sweating. Finally (but at the same time, too soon) it was my turn to go up on stage. Everybody got really quiet, and I could hear my own footsteps echo off the far walls of the auditorium as I mechanically made my way to the wide, brightly-lit stage. Somebody in one of the back rows coughed. I could hear the faint rustle of the recital programs as everyone in the audience read my name in their heads. It was my turn to play.
I walked up next to the piano, with a fake smile plastered to my face. I took my bow and heard the sound of clapping, like a light rain falling on a lake. As I looked up, I could just faintly make out the shape of rows upon rows of head, stacked up all the way to the high ceiling of the auditorium and surrounding me. Each one of those heads had two eye, staring at me.
I told myself, “Forget about it – just pretend like you’re practicing at home.” But it wasn’t the same. It never is! I could barely feel my legs at this point and sat down at the bench. Millions of things were going through my mind. “What if I start on the wrong note?!? Will I blank out?”
I swallowed and began to play. First timidly, and then increasing in confidence as I played out the notes on the strange piano I had never played on before. As I neared the last page, I reminded myself that I was almost done. Finally, I rang out the last grand chord, and stood up slowly. The audience roared with applause, and the plastered smile left my face – replaced by a natural one!
I took my bow and strutted off the stage .... feeling like a KING !
-Peter Frost - 1998