Solo Recital FAQ
What is a Solo Recital?
The Solo Recital features our classical private lesson musicians! Students perform a short, polished piece by themselves or with accompaniment. While our other concerts (Suzuki Playdown, Suzuki Graduation, and Club Music House) feature mostly group music-making, the Solo Recital is where students take the stage on their own!
Why perform in the Solo Recital?
In an ensemble concert, you share your successes and mistakes with the rest of the group, but when you perform as a soloist, you take complete ownership of your performance! YOU get the spotlight all to yourself, which is an exhilarating experience!
There are SO many incredible benefits to performing:
Performing builds confidence and teaches us that we can do hard things!
Students learn the power of preparation, and the effects of putting in the work little by little every day (an important lesson that goes beyond the arts!)
It releases “happy chemicals” and builds community. At performances, we show up not only for ourselves, but to support and encourage our peers!
To CELEBRATE themselves and all the hard work they’ve done!! Progress can be hard to see when we’re IN it. Performances are opportunities to step back and show off what we’ve learned.
Read more about the benefits of performing here!
How can I prepare for the solo recital?
Sign up for a rehearsal lesson with an accompanist, so you have an opportunity to practice your part with the piano. This will be your opportunity to communicate rests, counting, musical cues, etc with the pianist, just like a professional performer!
Practice performing by playing in front of people and in a variety of settings, listening to recordings of your piece, and playing along with the recordings so you know the piano part.
Take a deep breath and walk up on stage knowing that you will do your best no matter what!
