2007-2008 Calendar
FALL SEMESTER 2007 (16 WEEKS)
Saturday, August 18 Registration Day
Monday, August 20 Lessons Begin, Iowa City Schools Begin, Espressivo Begins
Monday, August 27Preschool begins
Monday, September 3 LABOR DAY - Offices Closed
Tuesday, September 4 Extended Day Program begins (Preschool)
Thursday, September 6Certificate Program Begins
Week of September 10 Music Together® Fall Session (10 weeks) begins, Dalcroze (10 weeks) Begins, Monday Orchestras & Groups Begin, Thursday & Friday Groups/Orchestras begin
Saturday, September 15 Piano Play-ins
Saturday, September 22 Every Child Can!
Saturday, October 20 Iowa All-State Auditions
Thursday, October 25 Halloween Play-in for Thursday group violin and cello classes
Friday, October 26 Halloween Play-in for Friday group violin, viola and cello classes
Saturday, October 27 Piano Halloween Play-ins
October 30 & 31 Annual Preschool Music Programs
Thursday, November 1 Foundation Violin Class begins
Sunday, November 4 PSSO Fall Concert, Iowa Mennonite School - 3:00
November 5-17 Silent Basket Auction Scholarship Fundraiser
November 9-11 Piano Book 1 & 2 Workshop with Dale Hansen
November 15-17 Iowa All-State Festival
November 19-21 Lessons Make-up days (No Thurs/Fri Groups or Orchestras)
Wednesday, November 21 No Preschool/Extended Day
November 23-26 THANKSGIVING BREAK (Thurs-Sun)
Saturday, December 1 Theory Classes Begin (7 Weeks)
Friday, December 14 String Group Class Holiday Play-in – Old Capitol Mall
Wednesday, December 19 Last Day of Preschool/Extended Day, Lessons, Iowa City Schools
December 20-January 2 WINTER BREAK
SPRING SEMESTER 2008 (21 Weeks)
Thursday, January 3 Lessons & Preschool Resume, Thrusday Group Classes Resume, Certificate Program Resumes
Friday, January 4 Preschool Extended Day Resumes, Friday Groups and Orchestras Resume
Monday, January 7 Monday Orchestras/Ensemble con Brio/Espressivo resume
Week of January 7 Dalcroze 2nd Session Begins, Music Together Winter Session (10 weeks) begins, Winter Chamber Program Begins (10 Weeks)
Monday, January 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Preucil Preschool In-Service Day – No Classes/No Extended Day
Friday, February 1 Hancher Violin & Viola Dress Rehearsal
Friday, February 2 IMTA
Saturday, February 2Hancher Cello Dress Rehearsal
Sunday, February 3 Annual Hancher String Concert –2:00 p.m.
Week of February 4-9 Piano Musical Achievement Week
Friday, February 15 ICCSD No Classes - Parent-Teacher Conferencesn Preucil Preschool In-Service Day – No Classes/No Extended Day
Monday, February 18 ICCSD No Classes - Presidents’ Day (Regular PSM Lessons Day)
Monday, February 25 Clapp Orchestra Festival 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 1 PMTA
Sunday, March 9 Winter Chamber Concert - 4:00
Friday, March 14 No group classes or or orchestras
March 17-21 SPRING BREAK
Sunday, March 23 EASTER
Week of March 24 Music Together® Spring Session (10 weeks) begins
Saturday, April 5 Piano Concerto Day
Thursday, April 17 Certificate Program and Established Ensembles Concert– 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 4 Senior Graduation @ 7:30 p.m.
Week of May 5-10 String Musical Achievement Week
Wednesday, May 21Last day of Extended Day Program (Preschool)
Friday, May 23Last day of Preschool
Monday, May 26 Memorial Day (offices closed)
Saturday, May 31 Last day of lessons
Week of June 2-7 Make-up week for instrument lessons
June 9-July 26 Summer Session for Instrument Lessons/Preschool (7 weeks)
Week of June 16 Music Together® Summer Session (6 weeks) Begins