Posted by Leigh:
I hold three performance events a year: The Halloween Party, where the students perform for each other, no other audience The Holiday Mini-Recitals, where family and friends are invited to the last lesson before the Christmas break, to hear the student and me play Christmas duets, followed by punch and cookies The Spring Recital, all students play for the "big audience," with a reception following. I think of the events as leading up to the big recital. First they play for other students, then for family/friends, then for a room full of strangers.
I hold three performance events a year: The Halloween Party, where the students perform for each other, no other audience The Holiday Mini-Recitals, where family and friends are invited to the last lesson before the Christmas break, to hear the student and me play Christmas duets, followed by punch and cookies The Spring Recital, all students play for the "big audience," with a reception following. I think of the events as leading up to the big recital. First they play for other students, then for family/friends, then for a room full of strangers.