Guide to Preparing for a Recital
[from the Recital Checklist for the Student's Records]

The complete Recital Handbook is below

Two to Three Months Before:

• Check with your applied teacher’s availability of possible recital dates [use Recital Date Worksheet, Form 2]
• See Amy Neace for possible performance dates,  (get four) [use Recital Date Worksheet, Form 2]
• Check availability of accompanist and committee member(s) [use Recital Date Worksheet, Form 2]
• Choose a hearing date at least 3 weeks prior to recital date [use Recital Date Worksheet, Form 2]
• Confirm hearing date with accompanist and committee [use Recital Date Worksheet, Form 2]
• Complete Recital Date Request Form [use Recital Date Request, Form 3] and obtain all required signatures
• Schedule/Reserve a recital date by giving Amy Neace the completed and signed Recital Date Request Form [Form 3]
• Schedule a dress rehearsal with your accompanist; schedule through Amy Neace

Six to Eight Weeks Before: Your applied teacher verifies on the Recital Checklist, Form 4:

• Submit repertoire proposal, in writing, to your applied teacher; proposal must include the following for all pieces:
• Composition: title, movement(s), and date of composition
• Composer’s name & dates; if still living, (b. XXXX), not (XXXX - )
• Performance time
• Name(s) of assisting musician(s) with instrument
• Give music to your accompanist at least six weeks before recital

Two Weeks Before:  Your applied teacher verifies on the Recital Checklist, Form 4:

• Your applied teacher sends approved program as an e-mail attachment to victoria.chadbourne@wright.edu
• Reserve a reception room, if desired (send and email to Amy Neace; subject to room availability)
• Pay $50 recital fee online at the Wright State Music Store (http://www.wright.edu/musicstore)
• Pay Recital fee to accompanist ($85/half recital, $140/full recital)

One Week Before:  Your applied teacher verifies on the Recital Checklist, Form 4:]

• Confirm there is a Stage Manager, Stage Hand, and Recorder signed-up for your recital; if not, contact your applied teacher and John Kurokawa to insure the workers are assigned
• Pay accompanist for any additional rehearsal time
• All recital fees must be paid by one week before the recital date
• Applied teacher signs program proof indicating it is correct

Two Days Before:

• Check with music office on the status of printed programs
• Confirm house manager and performance workers

Junior & Senior Recital Packet

The contents of this online handbook are up to date. If you have a question about the contents of the online handbook or how the contents are different from a printed copy of the handbook, ask your advisor or applied teacher.

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