Our Summer Recital

  This past Thursday night  was my piano students' summer recital,

    ...the objective of months of practicing,

  
    ...before the final rehearsal,

    ....and finally the big night. 

    Did all that practicing pay off?  It did.  It always does.
    Was there a wrong note hit now and then?  Yes.  Of course.  But every mini-tangle was followed by a spectacular recovery (teaching students how to gracefully recover from a missed note and go on ranks in importance right up there with sight-reading).  And as I endlessly preach to my students, a mini-tangle or two in no way spoils a piece that's beautifully performed as a whole.  And, as I also preach  to my students, even if they hit every note of their piece wrong at the end of their performance they should still smile and take a nice bow to thank their audience for listening.

` Anyway, in case anyone's interested, here's the link to the video of our recital:  

   https://youtu.be/VdP8fTvyGq4  
   
     We have a summer-recital tradition that whether we soar or crash, after we've all performed our pieces we head over to Foxboro Pool for a pot-luck cook-out and pool party,

...which is why some of the students performed in their bathing suits and a tee-shirt, as is acceptable attire for this  recital,

    ...as well as for the post-recital festivities.

  

 A fine time was had by all.