Senior Recital Checklist

Complete Piano/Guitar Proficiencies
Attend the planning meeting to discuss dates. Proficiencies must be completed to be given a date.

Attend the planning meeting at the beginning of the semester. We will discuss the details of the hearing, program and the recital.
Reserve the recital space for rehearsals. You will be allowed 4 hours of rehearsal in the recital space. These can be scheduled 4 week prior to the recital.
Fill out the Meeting Room Manager form for any specific placement or instrument requests for your recital. Remember that no microphones will be used but amps may be allowed for a rhythm recital. Check with your applied instructor for more information.
Inform the media tech of the date of your recital and the date for your dress rehearsal.
Communicate, appreciate and collaborate continually with your accompanying musicians.
Practice, Practice, Practice

Successfully complete the hearing. See the Hearing page for more information about the specifics of the hearing.
Reserve practice time in the recital space. You are allowed a total of 4 hours in this space. Fill out the Meeting Room Manager form to have a tech available for your rehearsals and your recital. This will also allow you to let the media team know the set up for your recital.
Decide who will perform first for the recital. This should be a collaborative decision between you, your applied teacher and the person(s) sharing your date and their applied teachers.
Confirm participation of ushers, stage manager and sound tech.
Determine desired dress for participants (robes, all black, black and white, etc.)
Notify recital participants of desired dress, arrival and rehearsal times (accompanist, choir members, sound tech)
Practice, Practice, Practice

Email the final program to the administrative assistant.
Contact one of the music faculty on your committee to open the recital in prayer.
Submit publicity materials to Student Life for approval.
Email poster to administrative assistant to be placed on the VCS screens.
Put up posters, send invitations etc.
Keep Practicing

Instruct each usher on distribution of programs, seating the audience and admitting latecomers. Latecomers will need to be seated in between sections not while music is in progress.
Conduct a dress rehearsal with the proper stage setting.
Remind recital participants of arrival time and dress for the recital.
Plan to meet with visiting family and friends after the recital. Avoid any distractions the day of the recital.
Remind faculty member about introduction and invocation. It is helpful to provide names of visiting honored guests.
Confirm with the media team your needs for the recital, the time you will begin to set up etc.
Music Pastor Majors will have their final dress rehearsal during the Conducting Lab class. This rehearsal should be held in the recital space. Be sure to communicate with the media/tech person the time and place for the rehearsal and any special instructions you may have.