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Student Recitals:
Students are invited to perform in studio recitals scheduled throughout the school year.

Upcoming Student Recital:
Saturday June 8th, 7pm at the Unitarian Church, 4 North Main St. Sharon, MA

Recent Student Performances:

Spring Recital
featuring eighteen students of Maya Gurevich, piano and Elizabeth Leehey, clarinet.
was held on Sunday April 28, 2013,at theOakes Ames Memorial Hall in North Easton, MA.
Repertoire included works for clarinet and piano and solo piano by Finzi, Saint-Saens, Schumann, Rachmaninov and others.

A Chamber Music Recital
featuring twenty students of
Elizabeth Leehey, clarinet, Maya Gurevich, piano, Ellen McKinney, viola, was held on January 26, 2013 at the Medield Public Library. The repertiore included Menuetto from Mozart's Kegelstatt trio for clarinet, viola and piano, a Haydn string quartet, Grundman Clarinet Quintet, Adagio from the Mozart Clarinet Concerto, Beethoven and Schumann piano sonatas, and several other duos and small ensembles.

A Collaborative Studio  Recital featuring the students of Elizabeth Leehey and Maya Gurevich was held on December 15, 2012 at the Oak Ames
Memorial Hall in Easton. Repertiore featured music of Classical Sonata form.

A Practice Audition Class was held on Nov 20, 2012. Six students participated in the class - and all six were accepted to their Senior/Junior District Bands and Orchestra.

Practice Audition/ Recital Preparation Class:
Next class will be held in Spring 2013.
   
Class will be held at the teaching studio of Liz Leehey in Sharon, MA  and open to all student musicians preparing for auditions and recitals.
Class fee: TBD.
 
Experience the audition or recital before the actual performance. This class offers audition and recital preparation in a small supportive group setting with individual attention. Students preparing for an audition will play scales, their audition piece and sight reading. Those preparing for an upcoming recital will perform their piece in a simulated recital setting. All students will receive feedback from the teacher and other students.

Strategies for audition and performance success will be discussed including: pacing your preparation to reach your optimal performance level on the recital/audition day,  warming-up on the day of the performance, and dealing with nerves while maintaining poise. We will also discuss home practice techniques that will help you learn to play your best under stress. Students will be invited to discuss past audition and recital experiences and offer helpful hints to others.

Students will leave this class with a good sense of their strengths and weaknesses and they will know what additional preparation they need before the actual performance. Past participants have found these classes very helpful in their preparation and many have achieved success as a result.
Student successes include:
First Prize Concerto Competition winner
Principal Clarinet chair in District Orchestra and Band
Principal Clarinet in MYWE
All Eastern and All State Band acceptance
First Chair Clarinet in school bands