Performance Classes:

Performance classes are an opportunity for students to develop performance skills in an informal setting.  The emphasis of these classes is on building confidence in front of an audience and learning what preparation techniques work to produce a polished performance.  Students have flexibility in what they can choose to perform.

Performance classes are optional, but recommended.  Students who participate regularly in performance classes tend to feel more comfortable performing in formal situations, such as the NYSSMA Solo Festival or the annual recital.

In order to keep performance classes informal, parents are asked not to attend, except in the case of very young students.