Category Archives: Recitals / Performances

Dealing with Performance Anxiety

By joy (admin) | Published: 18 June 2010
Your hands are cold and shaky, your heart is racing, and you find it hard to breath.  Are you sick?  Are you having a nightmare?  No, you’re about to play your instrument in a recital, and the symptoms you are experiencing are due to performance anxiety — better known as stage fright. Performance anxiety affects [...]
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What to Say at Studio Recitals

By joy (admin) | Published: 14 June 2010
Today’s post is in answer to a question I received from a reader via email: I am giving my first ever piano recital this Sunday and I am unsure what I should say to parents at the recital.  Besides welcoming them, what sorts of messages are good? Thanks! Personally, I don’t feel the need to give a [...]
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Great Musical Gift Ideas on Etsy.com

By joy (admin) | Published: 18 May 2010
Looking for a unique music-related gift for a colleague, teacher, or perhaps a special student?  I just discovered that there are plenty of unique, handmade items on Etsy that would make wonderful gifts.  But watch out – these handmade items are so cute you may finding yourself wanting to buy yourself a gift too.  =) [...]
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Just added: Piano Recital Program Template #2

By joy (admin) | Published: 14 May 2010
Today’s free printable is a another template of a piano studio recital program, for listing students’ names and pieces. Just download this Microsoft Word file (.doc), enter your students’ information, and print! Click here to view it larger (uneditable). To download it the .doc file, visit the Printables > Other Resources page and scroll down to [...]
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Just added: Piano Recital Program Template #1 (.doc)

By joy (admin) | Published: 6 May 2010
Today’s free printable is a template of a piano studio recital program, for listing students’ names and pieces. Just download this Microsoft Word file (.doc), and fill in your students’ information and print! Click here to view it larger (uneditable). To download it the .doc file, visit the Printables > Other Resources page and scroll [...]
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Just added: Performing at the Piano Worksheet

By joy (admin) | Published: 29 April 2010
Just added: a new free, printable worksheet called: >  Performing at the Piano Worksheet Just in time for the spring recital season, this fill-in-the-blank worksheet is intended to help prepare students for an upcoming recital or other performance by discussing stage presence and performance etiquette. Terms/concepts covered in the worksheet: Memorizing Applause Bowing Checking the [...]
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Listening and Communicating in 4-Handed Piano Music

By joy (admin) | Published: 27 April 2010
A colleague of mine and I are planning to learn some four-handed piano music this summer, and perhaps do a whole recital together of just four-handed music in the fall semester.  So I’ve been digging around on YouTube, looking for repertoire ideas.  And I have couple of cool videos to share with you today: What [...]
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A Follow-up on Recording Students Before Performances

By joy (admin) | Published: 19 April 2010
I don’t know about you, but I have some students who are participating in a spring performance coming up soon!  Last week, I recorded my student Jean playing her recital piece during her lesson (click to read more about recording students as preparation for performances).  Then we spent some time listening and discussing the recording. [...]
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Preparing for Student Recitals: Recording!

By joy (admin) | Published: 16 April 2010
Many of us teachers are probably currently preparing our student for spring recitals, so today I thought it might be beneficial to discuss a way of preparing for performances: recording your students playing their pieces, and then listening to the playback together. Benefits of Recording The student practices performing. Playing for a recording device can [...]
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12 Tips for Memorizing Piano Music

By joy (admin) | Published: 2 March 2010
I’ll be the first one to admit: memorizing music does not come easily to me.  I really have to work at it, and it takes a lot of time.  Over the past couple of years, I have been reading and trying out everything I could find about memorizing music, and I’ve come up with a [...]
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