Calendar

The Dennis Frayne Assocation for Music Education offers courses on the same calendar schedule we recommend for music studios. This calendar operates on a quarter system. There are four quarters per year. Each quarter has thirteen weeks total. Quarters go from September-November (Fall), December-February (Winter), March-May (Spring), June-August (Summer).

At The Association, for members who are taking courses, and for administration and staff, two weeks each quarter are “off-weeks” (the office is closed and lessons are OFF). At the music studio level, we recommend that one week each quarter is reserved for recitals, and one week each quarter is reserved for holidays & vacations (no regular lessons). So, every quarter has consists of 11 lessons or teaching weeks.

2026-2027 Calendars

Here are the calendars for the academic years 2026-2027, and 2027-2028.

2026-2027

Fall (September, October, November)

  • Off-week 1 = 10/26/26-11/1/26 (Halloween break)

  • Off-week 2 = 11/23/26-11/29/26 (Thanksgiving break)

Winter (December, January, February)

  • Off-week 1 = 12/21/26-12/27/26 (Christmas & The Winter Holidays break)

  • Off-week 2 = 12/28/26-1/3/27 (New Year’s break)

Spring (March, April, May)

  • Off-weeks 1 & 2 = 3/22/27-4/4/27 (Easter & Spring break)

Summer (June, July, August)

  • Off-week 1 = 6/14/27-6/20-27 (Juneteenth & Father’s Day break)

  • Off-week 2 = 6/28/27-7/4/27 (Independence Day break)

2027-2028

Fall (September, October, November)

  • Off-week 1 = 10/25/27-10/31/27 (Halloween & Fall Harvest break)

  • Off-week 2 = 11/22/27-11/28/27 (Thanksgiving break)

Winter (December, January, February)

  • Off-week 1 = 12/20/27-12/26/27 (Christmas & The Winter Holidays break)

  • Off-week 2 = 12/27/27-1/2/28 (New Year’s break)

Spring (March, April, May)

  • Off-weeks 1 & 2 = 4/10/28-4/23/28 (Easter & Spring break)

Summer (June, July, August)

  • Off-week 1 = 6/19/28-6/25-28 (Juneteenth break)

  • Off-week 2 = 7/3/28-7/9/28 (Independence Day break)