Vivace Student Recital Series | 2019-20 Season - VIII

Recital Etiquette and a Parent’s Guide

Students recital can be tremendously fun and valuable experiences for young musicians. Unfortunately, they can also be a source of some stress and anxiety if preparations aren’t complete and certain practices aren’t followed. There are guidelines and rules of behavior all performers and audience members should follow during all recitals or concerts.

Audience members must remember the purpose of their visit to the recital hall – to listen quietly, actively and appreciatively to the music being offered by the performers.

Performers

• Performers should wear appropriate attire. Girls in knee-length or longer dresses or slacks, boys in dress pants and buttoned dress shirts with ties preferred, or suits. No spaghetti straps, no platform shoes, flip-flops, or athletic footwear. Please do not wear dangling, jingling jewelry.

• Of course, no one should feel obligated to spend money for new clothes. The overriding principle should be…