RECITAL CHECKLIST
HOME PRACTICE
Perform in your recital clothes (especially shoes!)
One run-through without stopping for a single mistake
Can you start in the middle of your piece?
Can you play the very last measure?
DRESS CODE
Fasten hair away from the right side of your face
Look as sophisticated as possible. No shorts, sweats or ripped jeans, please.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE
Piano pushups
Bring your music -- even if you are playing from memory
AT THE RECITAL
Mini/mental arm swings and foot flaps
Sanitize your hands and try the piano
Big smile
BREATHE