Important Dates

2024-2025

September

Tues Sept 3: Front Desk Open

Fri Sept 6: All Studio: OPENING DAY

Tues Sept 10: Preschool Half-Day Program Begins

Sat Sept 30: Truth & Reconciliation – Open/Honouring

October

Oct 4 – 10: Kindermusik Thankfulness/T&R Classes

Oct 11 – 14: All Studio: Thanksgiving – CLOSING Friday at 1:30pm to Monday inclusive

Oct 24 – 31: All Studio: Halloween Dress-Up Week (starts Oct 24th at 4:30pm)

Thurs Oct 31: All Studio: Halloween Early Closure @ 4:30pm (also NO MUSICIANS CLASSES starting at 1:30pm)

November

Mon Nov 11: All Studio: Remembrance Day Closed For AM (opening at 1pm)

Sat Nov 30: Fall River Parade & Tree Lighting

Tues Nov 26 & Wed Nov 27: Private Lessons Fall Lesson Make-Up Days (No classes unless noted)

Wed Nov 28: March Break Camp Registration Opens

December

Dec 1 – 7: All Studio: Ornament Contest Accepting Entries

Dec 15: Private Lessons JS Song-a-Thon Celebration

Dec 16 – 21: Kindermusik Jingle Jangle Classes

TBD: Pop Academy Showcase

Thurs Dec 19: Private Lessons Adult Student Night

Sat Dec 21: All Studio: Last Official Teaching Day

Dec 22 – Jan 1: Holiday Break

January

Thurs Jan 2: Front Desk Open 9:30am – 3:30pm

Fri Jan 3: Staff Professional Development – No Lessons or Classes

Mon Jan 6: All Studio: Studio Opens for Regular Classes & Lessons

Tues Jan 21: All Studio: Camp Registration Opens

February

All Month: Private Lessons Musical Olympics

Feb 8 – 14: We Love Kindermusik Week

Mon Feb 17: All Studio: Heritage Day Closure

March

March 1 – 4: Private Lessons Ballot Entries for Olympics Prizes

March 6: Private Lessons Musical Olympics Draw

March 17 – 22: Kindermusik Lucky Day Classes

March 9 – 15: All Studio: March Break – Closure

March 10 – 14: March Break Camps

April

Tues Apr 1 – Thurs Apr 3: Private Lessons Winter Make-Up Days (No classes)

Apr 18 & 19: All Studio: Easter Closure – Fri & Sat only 

Mon Apr 21: All Studio: Open for all classes and lessons

Sat Apr 26: Kindermusik Tentative Kindermusik Musicians Graduation (snow days may affect date)

May

Mon May 19: All Studio: Victoria Day Closure Monday only

Sat May 31: Annual #Sharpies Awards Gala for private lessons (by invitation)

June

June 3 – 6: Kindermusik & Classes Priority Registration

TBD: Pop Academy Showcase

June 17 – 23: Kindermusik Celebration Classes

Tues June 17: Private Lessons Adult Student Night

Thurs June 19: Preschool Graduation

June 20 & 21: Private Lessons Recitals (Kindermusik Classes WILL RUN as per regular. No other classes and lessons starting Friday @1pm)

June 23: All Studio: Last Official Day of School Year

June 24 & 25: Private Lessons Make-Up Days (No classes unless noted)

June 26 & 27: Camp Reset/Staff Training/Youth Helper Training

June 28 & 30: Closed

July & August

Summer Camp Series

Make-Up Days

Life happens. Things come up. Your private lesson is a set scheduled time each week with your professional teacher. If you cannot make your lesson, please mark yourself Absent in the MyMusicStaff Portal or let our Front Desk team know. There are 8 days set aside in our School Year for Make-Up Days: Early January, Early May and end of June. During those times (see our School Year Calendar), students can sign up for any missed lessons due to illness, vacation, etc. This is an added value of being part of the Joyful Sounds Family. Most music studios do not offer make-ups for missed lessons on student reason. The are no financial credits issues for student absence.

If a teacher has to cancel due to illness or other reason, the studio will do everything possible to create a make-up option, or financial credit will be applied to the family.

Kindermusik Make-Ups:

While you are an enrolled Kindermusik Family, you have access to unlimited make-ups. Having a sick day? Away? Simply log into my.kindermusik.com and choose from the Make-Up options that are age appropriate for your child. Unsure? Give our front desk team a call – we’re happy to help!

Note: this option is for actively enrolled families only. Once your enrollment ends, you cannot access make-ups, so do not let them pile up.

There are no Make-Up options for other Group Classes at this time.

Snow/Weather Closure Days will move to a virtual format to avoid the need to take up scheduled makeup days and to keep the schedule and learning opportunities consistent. Families should prepare a virtual space at home to prepare for a snow day class or lesson.