STUDIO CALENDAR: 2025 - 2026
Please scroll to the bottom for previous months of 2025 - 2026 as needed for your reference.
Please scroll to the bottom for previous months of 2025 - 2026 as needed for your reference.
December 2025
12. Week of December 1: Regular lesson schedule
13. Week of December 7: Regular lesson schedule
Start practice/study for April concert repertoire
14 Week of December 14: Regular lesson schedule
WEEK OF DECEMBER 21: NO LESSONS
WEEK OF DECEMBER 28: NO LESSONS
OTHER DECEMBER EVENTS:
January 2026
15. Week of January 4: Regular lesson schedule
OTHER JANUARY EVENTS:
February 2026
19. Week of February 1: Regular lesson schedule
20. Week of February 8 :Regular lesson schedule
21. Week of February 15: Regular lesson schedule
Week of February 22: Make-up week only and lessons for NVMTA Concerto Festival participants
OTHER FEBRUARY EVENTS:
March 2026
22. Week of March 1: Regular lesson schedule
23. Week of March 8: Regular lesson schedule
24. Week of March 15: Regular lesson schedule
26. Week of March 29: Regular lesson schedule
OTHER MARCH EVENTS:
April 2026
28. WEEK OF APRIL 12: Regular lesson schedule
Week of April 19: NO LESSONS
29. Week of April 26: Regular lesson schedule
OTHER APRIL EVENTS:
May 2026
30. Week of May 3: Regular lesson schedule
31. Week of May 10: Regular lesson schedule
32. Week of May 17: Regular lesson schedule
33. Week of May 24: Regular lesson schedule
34. Week of May 31: Regular lesson schedule
OTHER MAY EVENTS:
June 2026
Week of June 7: Make-up lessons/Extra lessons
OTHER JUNE EVENTS:
SUMMER 2026 LESSONS
Summer lessons will be scheduled from July 6 through .August 31. Fall lessons for 2026 - 2027 begin Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
PREVIOUS MONTHS FOR 2025 - 2026:
September 2025
1. WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 1: Regular lesson schedule Tuesday to Friday only
2. WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7: Regular lesson schedule
3. WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14: Regular lesson schedule
4. WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21: Regular lesson schedule
5. WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28: Regular lesson schedule
October 2025
6. WEEK OF OCTOBER 5: Regular lesson schedule
WEEK OF OCTOBER 12: Make-up week only
7. WEEK OF OCTOBER 19: Regular lesson schedule
8. WEEK OF OCTOBER 26: Regular lesson schedule
OTHER OCTOBER EVENTS:
November 2025
10. WEEK OF NOVEMBER 9: Regular lesson schedule
11. WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16: Regular lesson schedule
Week of November 23: NO LESSONS
OTHER NOVEMBER EVENTS:
12. Week of December 1: Regular lesson schedule
- Saturday, December 6: Theory A (online)
13. Week of December 7: Regular lesson schedule
Start practice/study for April concert repertoire
- Saturday, December 13: Theory B (online)
14 Week of December 14: Regular lesson schedule
- Saturday, December 20: Theory A (online)
WEEK OF DECEMBER 21: NO LESSONS
WEEK OF DECEMBER 28: NO LESSONS
OTHER DECEMBER EVENTS:
- Wednesday, December 3: MTNA Competitions -- Southern Division and Eastern Division video submission deadline (online)
- Sunday, December 7: WMTA Student Musicale and Judged Recital (Steinway Piano Gallery, North Bethesda, MD)
January 2026
15. Week of January 4: Regular lesson schedule
- Saturday, January 10: Theory B (online)
- Saturday, January 17: Theory A (online)
- Saturday, January 24: Theory B (online)
- Saturday, January 31 Theory A (online)
- February concert repertoire memorization deadline
OTHER JANUARY EVENTS:
- Sunday, January 11: VMTA Skills Day Sight-reading (George Mason University)
- Saturday and Sunday, January 17 - 18: NVMTA Robert Spencer Concerto Competition (United Christian Parish, Reston, VA)
- Saturday, January 24: NVMTA General Recitals (United Christian Parish, Reston, VA)
- Sunday, January 25: WMTA Student Musicale and Judged Recital (NOVA, Alexandria Campus Center for Design, Media, and the Arts, Alexandria, VA)
February 2026
19. Week of February 1: Regular lesson schedule
- Sunday, February 2: Theory B (online)
20. Week of February 8 :Regular lesson schedule
21. Week of February 15: Regular lesson schedule
- Saturday, February 21: Dress Rehearsal: 26th Annual Concerto Concert Dress Rehearsal 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM (United Christian Parish, Reston, VA)
- Sunday, February 22: 26th Annual Concerto Concert and Winter Recital 5:15 PM Adult recital -- 6:00 PM Concerto Concert (United Christian Parish, Reston, VA)
Week of February 22: Make-up week only and lessons for NVMTA Concerto Festival participants
- Start practice/study for June concert repertoire
OTHER FEBRUARY EVENTS:
- Sunday, February 1: NVMTA Judged Recitals (United Christian Parish, Reston, VA)
- Saturday, February 7: VMTA Theory Mastery Day Exams (Kenmore Middle School -- exact testing time TBA)
- Saturday, February 14: WMTA Hungarian Music Piano Competition (Westmoreland UCC, Bethesda, MD)
- Saturday, February 21: NVMTA Bach-Baroque Competition and Festival (Columbia Baptist Church, Falls Church, VA)
March 2026
22. Week of March 1: Regular lesson schedule
23. Week of March 8: Regular lesson schedule
24. Week of March 15: Regular lesson schedule
- April concert repertoire memorization deadline
26. Week of March 29: Regular lesson schedule
OTHER MARCH EVENTS:
- Saturday, March 7: NVMTA Concerto Festival, Grades K - 3 (United Christian Parish, Reston, VA)
- Saturday, March 14: WMTA Ylda Novik Memorial Concerto Competition for Pianists -- Preliminaries (Steinway Piano Gallery, North Bethesda, MD)
- Sunday, March 15: NVMTA Judged Recitals Honors Recital (United Christian Parish, Reston, VA)
- Sunday, March 15: WMTA Ylda Novik Memorial Concerto Competition for Pianists -- Finals (Steinway Piano Gallery, North Bethesda, MD)
- Saturday, March 21 -- Wednesday, March 25: MTNA National Conference and MTNA National Competition finals (Chicago, IL)
- Sunday, March 22: NVMTA Judged Recitals (United Christian Parish, Reston, VA)
- Sunday, March 22: WMTA Student Musicale and Judged Recital (Calvary Lutheran Church, Silver Spring, MD)
- Saturday, March 29: WMTA Haydn Sonata Award for Pianists (Westmoreland UCC, Bethesda, MD)
- Sunday, March 29: NVMTA General Recitals (United Christian Parish, Reston, VA)
April 2026
- Saturday, April 4: WMTA Bach-Baroque Competition (Steinway Gallery, North Bethesda, MD)
28. WEEK OF APRIL 12: Regular lesson schedule
- Saturday, April 18: Spring Studio Concert 6:15 PM Adult Recital -- 7:00 PM Student Recital (United Christian Parish, Reston, VA)
Week of April 19: NO LESSONS
29. Week of April 26: Regular lesson schedule
OTHER APRIL EVENTS:
- Friday, April 10 - Sunday, April 12: NVMTA Concerto Festival (Jordan Kitts Music and United Christian Parish, Reston, VA)
- Saturday, April 18: WMTA Chanaka Classical Festival (St. Columba's Episcopal Church, Washington, DC)
- Sunday, April 26: WMTA Student Musicale and Judged Recital (Westmoreland UCC, Bethesda, MD)
May 2026
30. Week of May 3: Regular lesson schedule
31. Week of May 10: Regular lesson schedule
32. Week of May 17: Regular lesson schedule
- June concert repertoire memorization deadline
33. Week of May 24: Regular lesson schedule
34. Week of May 31: Regular lesson schedule
OTHER MAY EVENTS:
- Saturday, May 2: NVMTA Achievement Awards (United Christian Parish, Jordan Kitts Music, Burke Presbyterian Church, Burke, VA)
- Sunday, May 3: NVMTA General Recitals (United Christian Parish)
- Saturday, May 9: NVMTA Judged Recitals (United Christian Parish)
- Sunday, May 10: WMTA Nora Lichtenberg Scholarship Competition (Catholic University, Washington, DC)
- Sunday, May 10: WMTA Viola Hartman Performance Awards (Catholic University, Washington, DC)
- Friday, May 15 Deadline for WMTA Summer Scholarship Program
- Saturday, May 16: NVMTA Sonata Festival (George Mason University)
- Sunday, May 17: Sonata Festival Honors Recital (George Mason University)
- Sunday, May 17: WMTA Student Musicale (Calvary Lutheran Church, Silver Spring, MD)
- Saturday, May 30: NVMTA Honors Recital (United Christian Parish)
- Sunday, May 31: VMTA Northern District Auditions (George Mason University)
June 2026
Week of June 7: Make-up lessons/Extra lessons
- Friday, June 12: End-of-Year Studio Concert and Awards Program 5:15 PM Adult Recital -- 6:00 PM Student Recital (United Christian Parish, Reston, VA)
OTHER JUNE EVENTS:
SUMMER 2026 LESSONS
Summer lessons will be scheduled from July 6 through .August 31. Fall lessons for 2026 - 2027 begin Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
PREVIOUS MONTHS FOR 2025 - 2026:
September 2025
1. WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 1: Regular lesson schedule Tuesday to Friday only
2. WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7: Regular lesson schedule
3. WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14: Regular lesson schedule
- Saturday, September 20: Theory A (online)
4. WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21: Regular lesson schedule
- Saturday, September 27: Theory B (online)
5. WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28: Regular lesson schedule
October 2025
- Saturday, October 4: Theory A (online)
6. WEEK OF OCTOBER 5: Regular lesson schedule
- Saturday, October 1I: Theory B (online)
WEEK OF OCTOBER 12: Make-up week only
- Saturday, October 18: Theory A (online)
7. WEEK OF OCTOBER 19: Regular lesson schedule
- Saturday, October 25: Theory B (online)
8. WEEK OF OCTOBER 26: Regular lesson schedule
- Start study/practice for February concert repertoire
OTHER OCTOBER EVENTS:
- Sunday, October 12: NVMTA General Recitals (United Christian Parish, Reston, VA)
November 2025
- Saturday, November 1: Theory A (online)
- Saturday, November 8: Theory B (online)
10. WEEK OF NOVEMBER 9: Regular lesson schedule
- Saturday, November 15: Theory A (online)
11. WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16: Regular lesson schedule
- Saturday, November 22: Theory B (onlne)
Week of November 23: NO LESSONS
- Sunday, November 23: Fall Studio Concert 5:45 PM Adult recital -- 6:30 PM Student recital (United Christian Parish, Reston, VA)
OTHER NOVEMBER EVENTS:
- Saturday, November 1: MTNA Competitions -- District of Columbia (Steinway Gallery, North Bethesda, MD)
- Thursday, November 6 through Saturday, November 8: VMTA State conference, MTNA competitions, VMTA State Auditions (George Mason University, Fairfax, VA)
- Sunday, November 9: NVMTA Judged Recitals (United Christian Parish, Reston, VA)
- Sunday, November 9: WMTA Student Musicale (Westmoreland UCC, Bethesda, MD)
- Saturday, November 15: NVMTA Fall Festival (Lewinsville Presbyterian Church, McLean, VA)
- Sunday, November 16: NVMTA General Recitals (United Christian Parish, Reston, VA)
- Sunday, November 17: WMTA Student Musicale (Calvary Lutheran Church, Silver Spring, MD)
- Saturday, November 22: WMTA Modern Piano Music Celebration (Steinway Piano Gallery, North Bethesda, MD)