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 Spring recital time is approaching....do you have students who will be participating in their very first recital this year?
In today's blog post, I am sharing 5 tips that will help you prepare your students for a successful first recital experience! Keep reading to see more....
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 Do you have students preparing to participate in a competition or festival this spring?
Playing for an adjudicated event can be very different from playing for a recital. Today I am sharing 4 tips that will help you make sure your students know what to expect the next time they play for a judge! Keep reading to learn more....  Today I am sharing an updated version of this article that I wrote for the blog at Tonara.com. If you aren't familiar with Tonara, it is a unique app with a variety of features that enable teachers to manage their studio and motivate their students to practice. Visit Tonara's website HERE to learn more! Are spring recital preparations in full swing at your studio? We are T-minus 4 weeks from spring recital here at my studio, and the pressure is on! Do you want to make sure that your students are confident, well-prepared, and ready to perform? Keep reading to find a handy, recital-ready timeline with tips on how to best help students to practice and prepare in the weeks leading up to a performance.  Today I am sharing this article that I wrote for the blog at Tonara.com. If you aren't familiar with Tonara, it is a unique app with a variety of features that enable teachers to manage their studio and motivate their students to practice. Visit Tonara's website HERE to learn more! Will your students be participating in recitals, festivals, or competitions in the coming year? If so, chances are that they will be required to memorize some, if not all, of their music for these events. When did memorization become such a big deal, and how can we help our students to develop this important skill? Read on for my tips for taking the mystery out of memorization!  Are your students preparing for festivals and performances this spring? If so, take a look at this handy checklist I created to help my students get ready for our spring performances! The top of the page features a readiness checklist for students preparing to play from memory; the bottom features a checklist for students preparing to play in front of an audience. Use one or both, depending on your students' needs. Each list leaves room for you to add additional tasks, in case a student needs extra work on a particular area of his or her music. Click HERE to download your free "Am I ready?" performance checklist. What do you think? Any tips for helping your students make sure they are performance-ready? Please leave a comment below! |
AuthorChrissy Ricker is a pianist, teacher, and composer from North Carolina. These are her thoughts on teaching, composing, and all things music. Looking for teaching ideas related to a specific topic? Use the "search" feature or scroll down to see blog posts organized by category!
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