Miko, Andrew and Tejbir performed their Book 1 Recital on 29 April 2023. Here are their thoughts about the experience:
~from Miko
At first, I was really nervous when I heard that I had to do a book 1 recital. I don’t really like being in the spotlight in front of crowds, but at least it wasn’t a solo recital. This recital was going to be different, because we’re not only playing one piece, but we’re playing about 4 pieces each.
I felt comfortable that we were going to have a few joint lessons and recital practices, to get warmed up and get the idea of how the recital will run. I was a bit nervous when I saw that my solo was first, but it would also mean that I could get my solo’s done quicker.
When practicing at home, I try to stay with the recording and with the beat, and I think at the recital, I stayed with the beat on the solo’s too.
I think the recital went really well, but of course we made little mistakes. I think the tone sounded really well, and I think we did the echos well too. I especially think we did the twinkles well, and that we stayed with each other. We played Govotte perfectly, and i think we didn’t slow down throughout the piece. I am sure that part of this happended because we practiced a lot, preparing for this recital.
~from Andrew
My book 1 recital was very fun.
what I liked the most was all the preparation. I had to practice a lot of pieces I already knew how to play, but I had to polish them even more. I enjoyed the recital very much and it was a lot of fun! I hope the book 2 recital will go well too!
~from Tejbir
On Saturday, I had my Book 1 recital. My partners were Andrew and Miko. First we chose what solos we wanted to play. And then we practised the Twinkles and Gavotte. Then we had the dress rehearsal. Finally we had the Book 1 recital. I was nervous. We had a little warm-up before the recital. After the recital we ate some snacks. I was happy and nervous before the recital but after the recital I felt happy and tired.
