The Creative Recital Project

The Creative Recital Project is a creative alternative to a normal recital. The project can be a year long involving
the entire studio. It can also be done as a project linked with school or an area of interest to a few students
working together. The project emphasizes student choices and development and is not a theme-based recital
of repertoire. The project also encourages creative involvement of students from start to finish.

1. Always begin with the students - ask for ideas that are interesting to them.

2. The performance element of the project must be of high quality; therefore, the choice of repertoire
should be comfortable for the student so the emphasis can be on the project’s creative development
and not on technical problems within performance.

3. Try to include areas outside of music to encourage conceptual connections and creativity across
a variety of subjects. The project should reflect an interdisciplinary format with self-created products
from students.

4. Always include new areas to explore, either within music or in interdisciplinary areas for both
student and teacher. This fosters student-teacher partnership within the development of the
project.

5. Allow the students to take the responsibility of organizing the project with guidance from the
sidelines by the teacher.

6. Plan the project clearly and simply, with well defined deadlines and specific task assignments.

7. Above all, an emphasis on the development of aesthetic awareness must be the core focus of the
learning process within the project.

8. Work for a worthwhile project, both musically and educationally. Avoid a project whose main
concern is entertainment value alone.