The recital fee is $50 per student and just $25 for each additional student within the same family account. The recital fee will be deducted from the account on file along with tuition.

Students should arrive 15 minutes before the start of their recital time. Arriving early ensures that a student has the time to tune their instrument, speak with their instructor, find their place on the program, and acclimate to the environment before going on stage.

In some cases, an instructor would like a student to have a live accompanist, such as a pianist accompanying a violin student. In this case, the fee for the accompanist is $35 and will be taken along with tuition. Your instructor is responsible for notifying you whether or not they would like you to have an accompaniment. At that point, you are welcome to agree to or deny having an accompaniment.

The recommended attire is “Sunday best”. This is also referred to as business casual or business formal and is similar to how you would dress for church or another semi-formal event.

For the Moonlight Ballroom and Woodland Church, you are welcome to bring as many guests as you’d like. The venue is very large and can accommodate many people.

The Luella Bennack Music Center at UIW seats about 100 people. We estimate that each performer will bring 4-5 guests or less. If you plan on bringing more guests, there is a possibility that there will be standing room only.

The Steinway Piano Gallery is a much smaller venue that can only seat about 50 people. We anticipate that each performer will have 4-5 guests, so each recital time is set to feature a limited number of performers. If you plan on bringing more guests, there is a possibility that there will be standing room only.

No, there is no fee for guests to attend.

If they’d like to show their support, there will be flowers and t-shirts available for purchase at each venue.

A student can be ready to perform in a recital as early as a few weeks into lessons. While a recital performance is a time to share a student’s talent with family and friends, it’s also a time for a student to get better at a very important skill – performing. Performing is part of being a musician; the more a musician does it, the more comfortable they become. So in order to be able to perform, a student just needs to know one song – long or short, simple or difficult – just one.

The recitals at both recital venues typically last around 45 minutes. We ask that each audience member and student stay until the end of the recital out of respect for the other performers.

Yes! It’s encouraged. Please take as many photos and videos as you’d like. Please share them on our Facebook page or Instagram.

You’re not alone. Many students get nervous before a performance. The most important thing is that you are prepared to play your recital song/piece.  On stage, you are simply showing the audience something you have done many times in a SAMA practice room or at home in your bedroom. And because you’ve played/sung your recital song/piece so many times, you’ll be able to play/sing it one more time. So don’t worry – you’ll do great!