Recital Ready Gifts

She always had her flute... just in case.

"Just be yourself."

'Believing any filming experience may help launch acting careers, some even stage their appearances before closed circuit cameras.'

"God, I hope no one asks me to sing."

Impressing dad.

Kid uses his violin as a golf club.

'I'm sorry I missed your recital. Daddy was on the phone with his broker, checking on bond yields. It's another form of bonding, son.'

Piano Recital

"I was going to play the Moonlight Sonata, but I forgot the key."

Grade 2 Cellist

'After hours of rehearsing together, little Judy Barlow is going to play 'Three Blind Mice' while her father screams, 'Keep that racket down, will ya?''

"Eventually the instrument becomes an extension of your body."

Mr. K's essay is such a drag! Yeah, but I've got to do really well. Twig! You're such a grind! Am not! Life isn't only about grades. I know! But he's directing the spring musical. And my singing won't get me the part all by itself! English: Gateway to the Grammys.

This is Twig's scene. Get ready! That's her! Where? There! Too late. Nice shot of Jessie Caldwell. Wasn't she fabulous.

Cleaner cleaning under the feet of the dancers as they perform

Violin Player

Take a bow!

'What did I tell you about playing the piano in the house?'

Music at Home Pt. 1

A dancing man wearing a red-striped top

Bow

"I don't want to play for the audience. I want to play for the fans."

Happy Violinist

Dancers in Nutcracker Ballet

Bravo!

First Violin Recital.

Bassoon practice.

Sugar Plum Fairy

'Excellent. But try it again and this time start your sway at the beginning of the fourth bar, O.K.?'

Violin Rehearsal

Flute-a-licious.

"In conclusion , I'll replay the notes I played incorrectly. There was an F sharp, two E flats, a G..."

'That's a bit better. Persistence pays off - although, not as well as it did when I was your age.'

Violinist

The violin lesson