| Children in piano lessons need opportunities to perform, | | | | around my studio are closed and there is plenty of |
| but all of these opportunities don't need to involve a | | | | parking available. |
| formal recital in a rented hall on a 9 foot Steinway. | | | | Since I have a nice lawn next to our building, I set up |
| Piano recital parties can be rather spontaneous events | | | | canopy tents with tables for refreshments and rent |
| that allow children to enjoy sharing their music with | | | | plenty of chairs so folks can stay as long as they wish |
| other kids and their family and friends in a relaxed | | | | and be comfortable. The students come into the studio |
| way. Here's a great piano party idea that kids and their | | | | to play Christmas Music as well as other pieces they |
| families always enjoy. If you're a parent, share this idea | | | | have selected to play for this event. |
| with your child's piano teacher and offer to be a helper | | | | To make this event even more fun for kids I set up a |
| at this fun event. | | | | craft table with volunteers to help students and their |
| Winter Holiday Open House - The Winter Holiday | | | | friends make a Christmas Ornament. This makes a |
| Open House is a fun, outdoor piano event. In my piano | | | | nice memory for kids to take home with and hang on |
| studio the music is amplified outdoors where family | | | | their Christmas tree as a reminder of their Winter |
| and friends gather for Cookies and Cider while they | | | | Holiday Recital Party. Each year they make a new |
| listen to as many student performances as they have | | | | ornament. I also hold a drawing for a couple of cute |
| time for. This recital is an open house. That means, for | | | | and cuddly stuffed animals. Parents fill out a survey to |
| example, it is open to students and their families | | | | let me know how their children's lessons are going |
| between certain hours. I generally hold my piano | | | | from their perspective and by doing so they enter their |
| studio's Winter Holiday Open House on a Sunday | | | | student in the drawing. Year after year parents have |
| between 12:30 and 2:30. At that time the other offices | | | | told me how much they enjoy this "friendly social. |