Excuse me for just a minute while I get slightly frustrated.

Our recital is next week, and most of my Thursday students are completely unprepared. They all missed a lesson, due to Thanksgiving, and I am very surprised at how much that has affected their abilities on their pieces. We spent all of yesterday’s lessons just practicing their pieces, rather than fine-tuning them. I’m hoping they can pull them together in time for the recital!

Have you ever had students completely unprepared for a recital?