My recital was last Saturday.  It was magnificent.  I finally have students who are close to advanced level, so they were able to play some really impressive sounding pieces.  Those students knocked the socks off of my newest students’ parents, which is a great thing.  You always want those new-to-piano parents to know that you’re worth it.

My piece went well (you all helped me pick Brahms’ Intermezzo, and I just adored learning it!), although I played it with the music, instead of memorized.  It’s not my fault, though.  You see, my husband had shoulder surgery about a month ago, and his child care skills were severely reduced for a while.

Consequently, during my crucial memorizing time, I had no one to watch my daughter so I could practice.  All is well, though.  I felt much better with the music anyway!

I did, however, make one gigantic mistake in preparation for the recital.  I sent out one note announcing the recital to be at 1:30, and another announcing the recital to be at 1:00.  I didn’t realize it until the week of the recital, so all last week was spent frantically calling and emailing everyone of the CORRECT time.  Thankfully, everybody made it on time!  I have delegated recital planning responsibilities to my husband from now on.

How did your spring recitals go?  Any major goofups?  Any great successes?  Did you perform?