Friday, January 9, 2009

Are You Nervous for Your Piano Recital?

By Georgia Reader

Most children should consider the opportunity to learn piano as a positive and good thing in their lives. Many teachers offer students the opportunity to perform in a piano recital at least once a year with other students. Most parents anticipate the occasion as they want to see their child acquire some confidence in performing in front of the family and notably, an audience of peers.

Beginning piano students often want to know what happens during a piano recital. Teachers often tell students that it is a chance for them to perform pieces in front of an audience that they have learned and perfected over the months. So a recital is a great chance for students to show improvement and progress over the school year by performing in front of their parents and peers.

If you're a student, there is a lot of preparation that goes into your performance at the recital. One of the best things that you can do for your recital is practice for a few hours every day if possible. Even if you feel somewhat comfortable with your piece, keep on practicing as the song should flow easily.

In addition to practicing on the piano, you should run through the performance several times in your mind because visualizing the entire concert is very beneficial. Your subconscious mind doesn't have the ability to determine what reality is and what is visualized. This means that if you run through the performance successfully a number of times, your subconscious starts to believe that it's easy.

Piano recitals offer many benefits to children that participate in them yet some parents try to keep their children from being involved in them. They fear that the child will mess up and get embarrassed, so instead of letting them perform the parents will shelter their children from potential pain. This does not happen too often, as many parents also push their children to perform.

Find out if your child is dreading or anticipating their recital by questioning them, and then tell them positively how you are looking forward to their performance. If they seem to be nervous or upset about the idea, reassure them and discuss the matter. Some children need some positive talk from their families and friends to change their minds about performing.

There are students who are nervous and upset because they reflect the negative attitude the parent carries with them. Many parents do not feel good about themselves especially if they compare themselves to others, and most children sense this negativity in them. Parents need to be cognizant that their children are like sponges and will absorb their low esteem and self-consciousness about performing for an audience.

Students appreciate it if their parents are supportive about their upcoming performance. They will look forward to "showing off" how they progressed since the last recital. Performing in a recital will prove to be a gratifying experience where it can prove to be a wonderful memory in the child's life.

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