FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

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Q. How should students dress?

A. This will be an outdoor event so we everyone to dress comfortably for the weather that day. That being said, most students will be in some sort of formal attire, but if a student is performing a rock or pop song they might dress the part or a rock performer or other costumes for their performance, and that works too!

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Q. What should we bring?

A. Students should bring their music books or sheets, and if they play guitar, violin or other portable instruments they should bring their instrument as well.  If a student needs their sheet music and doesn't bring it with them, they may have to go home and get it in order to perform.

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​Q.  How long will the performance be?  Each performing student is assigned to a 1 hour performance block with about 20 other students.  This is the same process we've followed for the recitals in previous years.  The time block your student(s) are assigned to is based on several factors but the main factor is when your student's teachers will be available to be there.​​​​  All assignments have now been made, and your exact time block will be in your email or text messages.

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Q. What about the weather, since it's an outdoor event?

A. If there is lightening in the area we will have to cancel or delay the recital due to Town Center Policy.  We will also need to cancel in the event of continuous rain so that the instruments do not get ruined.  If we do have to delay or cancel due to weather we will text everyone that day to let them know, and will make plans to hold the impacted performances on another day this summer.

 

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Q. What time should I arrive?

A. You can just arrive 10 or 15 minutes before your performance block.  We have experience doing recitals at this venue so we expect things to stay on time pretty well.  

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Q. How many guests can we bring?

A. For our outdoor recitals there is no limit on the number of guests you can bring!

 

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Q. Is there a charge to attend?

A. There is no participation or admission fee.  Recitals are FREE of charge but the student must be enrolled at Pearland School of Music at the time of the recital.

 

 

Q. What if we can't make the recital?

A. We have recitals roughly every 6 months so there's always the next one!  

 

 

Q. Is my student ready to perform?

A. Each student is unique and may be ready to perform at different stages in their education.  The best way to be sure is just to chat with their teacher for a few minutes at the beginning or the near the end of their lesson time.  They can guide you on what might work best!   If you have further questions about this please also don't hesitate to contact us at the front desk!

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Q. Are students required to perform?

A. No, we don't force any students to perform.  Experience has shown that some students prefer to enjoy music in smaller settings, and for them, being forced to perform at a recital can lead to them want to stop their music education altogether, which is sad!  We have a number of adult students who took lessons as a child but stopped while still young.  They started lessons again as an adult because they'd really love to play an instrument.  Sadly a very common reason they quit as a child is that they were forced to play at recitals.  We don't want that to be our students! 

 

Having said that, we do like to at least encourage our students to give it a try.  Sometimes students will just attend a few recitals first as an audience member and see other kids performing.  Later they may want to participate themselves.  So recitals are 100% optional!  And remember we have them often, so if this one doesn't work out they might give the next one a try!

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