Recital 4

(part 4 of 6 from the article Recital Time) 

How are recital songs chosen?

The songs each student plays are not necessarily the most advanced pieces of music they know.  I encourage students to choose their own recital pieces, within limits of course, so they are able to perform something they like and feel confident playing.  At least one recital song should be a memorized piece from the Suzuki literature, but the other may be a popular song, a favorite reading piece, another Suzuki song, a duet, or some other piece of music the child has learned.  Recital songs are ones the child is good at playing, ones that might appeal to an audience, and ones that can be worked on for a longer period of time.