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Recital Prep, Part 2: Things Students Need to Know
OK, everyone! Here is the students' part of the blog posts. Parents with young children, please go over this and explain it back to your children. Older students, don't skip anything! On Friday or Saturday before the recital, flag your books! Put a sticky note on the page with the song you are playing, so you can flip to it easily and quickly at the recital! If you have loose sheet music, make sure you have it with you (preferably in a binder and flagged, or glued to a piece of cardboard). If you're playing from a book, and you have a page turn and haven't memorized the second page, get your mom or dad to photocopy pages so you don't have to do a page turn. Unless, of course, you've already talked with me about having me turn your pages for you. (This does not apply if you're playing from memory, though it won't hurt to bring your books along anyways even if you're not planning on using them.) Does it make you nervous to play in front of people? I...
Recital Prep, Part 1: Things Parents Need to Know
All right, piano parents! Recital time is just around the corner, and it's your budding musician's time to shine! It's a busy time of year, I know. But please take a minute to read this so you can help your young pianists to really shine their best at the upcoming recital. :) I know you're probably going to think this is obvious... but please make sure your child is practicing. It's not going to help their confidence if they lollygag about practice until the day before the recital. It's one of those times when it's perfectly OK to be the mean mom (or dad). Trust me, it will be worth it. Make sure you and your family arrive at the church on time (a few minutes before 2:45 P.M.). Check the address ahead of time, so you know where you're going! Please be respectful of church property while we are there, and remind your children not to run in the sanctuary, play with things in the ch...