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<p style="text-align: center;"><em> Join us for a studio recital presented by our talented students! </em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 24pt;">Winter Recital</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 24pt;">Saturday, December 9th</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Recital Times:</strong></p>
<p>9:00am, 10:15am, 11:30am, 2:00pm, 3:15pm, 4:30pm</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong><br />The recitals are held in a <em>new location</em> this year at the Presbyterian Church of Western Springs, located at 5250 Wolf Road, Western Springs.</p>
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/fIIEhyqnOmE" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Take a virtual tour of the church before the recital.</strong></a></p>
<p>Students will sit in the front row of the church in recital order and go up one by one with a teacher's assistance. Once they are done playing, they will go back down the aisle to sit with their families.<br /><br /><strong>Livestream Link for All Recitals:</strong><br />https://youtube.com/live/5RFT3eb261w?feature=share<br /><br /><strong>What to Expect at the Recital</strong></p>
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<div><strong>Parking & Entering: </strong>There is a parking lot and street parking with a number of handicapped spaces. Enter through the sanctuary doors that face 53rd street unless you need a handicapped accessible entrance. The lower level entrance that faces Lawn Avenue is handicapped accessible with an elevator to the 2nd floor.</div>
<div><br /><strong>Wear: </strong>Performers should wear fancy clothes (no jeans); long hemlines please. Holiday clothes would be especially appropriate for the winter recital.</div>
<div><br /><strong>Invite:</strong> Any friends and family you want. There should be plenty of seating in the sanctuary and in the upstairs balcony.</div>
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<div><strong>Arrive:</strong> 5-10 minutes early. Strings - unpack your instrument in the church pews with your parents and come up to the front to get tuned by a teacher.</div>
<div><br /><strong>Sit: </strong>Students will sit in the first row of the sanctuary in program order. Find the chair with your name on it when you arrive. Once students perform, they can go back to sit with their families for the rest of the recital.</div>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>How to Perform at the Recital</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="How to Perform at a Recital" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNjNFxw_Qus&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Watch this YouTube Video for step-by-step instructions for how to perform.</a></span></strong></p>
<p>Parents, practice this order at home so your student is prepared for the recital.</p>
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<li>Sit still and very quietly to give respect to the other performers.</li>
<li>Walk up onto the stage when the person in front of you is doing their Thank You Bow.</li>
<li>Do a Hello Bow.</li>
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<li>Smile at the audience.</li>
<li>Feet together, hands at your sides or in rest position.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li>
<li>Bend over, think “These are my shoes,” then come back up.</li>
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<li>Red Light!
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<li>Pianists: Adjust your bench or footstool if needed. Put your hands in your lap for 2 seconds.</li>
<li>Strings & Singers: Find your X spot to stand on the stage in rest position.</li>
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<li>Yellow Light! Get ready to play.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>
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<li>Pianists: Gracefully place your hands on the keys where you will begin playing.</li>
<li>Strings: Get in playing position.</li>
<li>Singers: Give a glance or nod to your accompanist when you're ready to begin.</li>
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<li>Green Light! Play your piece. Even if you miss a note, just keep going.</li>
<li>Red Light! Finish your piece.</li>
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<li>Pianists: Put your hands in your lap for 2 seconds before getting off the bench and swing your legs over to the right.</li>
<li>Strings: Put your instrument in rest position.</li>
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<li>Do a Thank You Bow with a smile.</li>
<li>Walk back to sit with your family for the rest of the recital.</li>
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