KP wrote:
>>There were three high school seniors in my teacher's studio, and together we gave a senior recital. We each did six or seven songs, and there was one duet and a trio to end the program. It was a lovely experience. Our audience was made up of our teacher, our friends and our families. I couldn't imagine doing a full recital on my own at that time. I was too young. My college senior recital in next week and I cannot believe how many skills I've had to draw on to pull all of the preparation. It is my recommendation to do something small.
When I was in high school, I earned a High School Certificate in both Voice and Piano from the music school where I studied (outside of my regular full course of study at a local high school. These certificates required, in addition to my applied studies, that I take two years of theory classes and give a solo senior recital in each area. So I gave my piano recital (I had been studying 8 years) in December, and my voice recital (I had studied 3 years) in April of my senior year. I also played in the band at school, was active in a church youth group, etc. In other words, I was planty busy. My music school also featured five of its senior students (in mixed disciplines) in a big "senior" recital, which occurred in August, after we had all graduated in June (and done our solo recitals already). My point is that you are per- fectly capable of doing a solo recital if you want to and are willing to dedi- cate yourself to the project. Go for it!
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