playing duet at recital

Just wanted to share a little about the wonderful recitals I just did. There were 60 people at 2 pm who cleared out by 3:45pm just in time for the next group of about 50 who came at 4 pm. I think I got this…

• Last updated 5 years ago
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Last night the students I teach for a church music program had their recital. The students ranged from 4 to 17 years old, and one adult. Everyone played 1, 2 or 3 pieces. What fun! I started teaching Simply Music in February of 2003. I…

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Any advice on how to talk to kids who don’t want to play at a recital? I have a 7 year old who plays very well. As soon as he heard the word recital he went into a tizzy. It took 10 minutes to refocus…

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Last year, I had only switched to teaching Simply Music about two months before my annual recital. Yesterday, I had my first recital with students playing who had been learning SM for the entire year. I compared what they played last year to this year…

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Can anyone point me towards resources to help a student with performance anxiety? She’s 13 and used to willingly play and sing for anyone who’d ask, but now she’s extremely resistant even as she’s a fabulous and sensitive musician. I’ve never felt like much of…

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Can I open a discussion about duets in general and how playing in public in a duet in approached? This is a response I sent to a parent who was not happy a student played a duet and not a solo at a Christmas Sing-a-long.…

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