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Ideas for making student performance fun and effective
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Since MMTA auditions and competitions are coming up, many teachers are thinking about how to get students ready for those auditions.

One way is to have the student perform their repertoire pieces regularly.

Here are some ideas for doing that, from Jenny MacMillan's Notebook for Suzuki Piano Teachers:
Regular performance opportunities at different levels

* Individual lessons - observers
* Group lessons - perform pieces prepared/unprepared/sight-read/ensemble
* Informal concerts in teacher’s music studio
* Formal concerts in hired halls
* Combined concerts with other teachers, other instuments
* National performing opportunities
* Home concerts - 2 or 3 families get together, all bringing something for tea afterwards
* Children perform weekly to family; or teddy bear concert - issue tickets
* Follow concerts with tea parties and social events
* Reward with an outing, especially musical

posted by Brent Hugh at 10/19/2006
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