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Why are there recitals for piano students? Some teachers like to have them as it gives their students a chance to get experience performing for other people, including their families. Students like to get a chance to play pieces that they have learned over the past months to show how much they have improved and they also want to be motivated by listening to the other students.

Many parents think of piano recitals in a negative light, such as an occasion where their child might get nervous and make noticeable mistakes. All this nervousness and tensions transfers itself to the performer, which is not good. Most parents push the recital idea rather aggressively yet think of their child has not being up to the standard as a good student—which makes the child even more nervous.

Many piano teachers believe that recitals are a great time for students to show off their improvement and progression over the weeks and months of practicing. Most children like the idea of performing pieces that they like in front of their family and friends. Some parents, though need to remember to keep positive and not to project their nervousness and lack of confidence onto their child for the recital.

Almost every child will be nervous, as this is natural and can be overcome with a little creativity. Most teachers would like the student to choose a recital piece that the student enjoys performing and sounds pleasing to an audience. Doing this will give a student increased confidence in their ability to play for future recitals.

Your child will love the gift of praise and love you give them when they play their pieces at home for a pretend recital. This will provide them with more self-assurance and positive feelings about themselves. They will feel more prepared and ready to play, and you can have them practice walking to the piano, seating themselves, and walking tall back to their seat after their performance!

This will give your child more confidence and they will feel somewhat more comfortable when they perform in front of a larger audience. It also helps if you tell them (even better if the teacher tells them) that nobody hardly knows their piece and most people cannot tell if they make a mistake. Students should dress for comfort for their recital, with comfortable shoes (no flip flops) and with hair neatly out of the eyes.

Your child might want to record the recital pieces and listen to see if there is anything there they may need to change, such as notes, dynamics, and so on. They may want to tell their piano teacher about it and play for the teacher again before the recital. In sum, a student can learn self-confidence so that the next recital will be even better.

Your child’s first piano recital can be a momentous event in his or her life, so make it a special occasion. But make sure you don’t overdo it and get nervous, as your child will sense it and start feeling those same nervous feelings that you have. Make your child feel confident and loved so there are fond memories of the first recital, and do take the family out for dinner to your child’s favorite restaurant when the recital is over!

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