Performance Attire and Stage Deportment

  1. Performance attire should be selected that is appropriate for the occasion, tasteful, flattering to the individual, and comfortable. More conservative attire will not distract the audience and will allow them to focus attention on the music and your performance. 

    • The attire of accompanying performers, including page turners, should complement that of the featured performer.
    • Attire for the junior recital need not be as formal as attire for the senior recital.

  2. It is important to practice stage entrances and exits, bowing, and visual acknowledgements to the audience and to accompanying performers.

  3. Advance planning is needed for assistance with the movement of stage equipment and with page turning. Printed music used in performance should always be securely bound or placed in a loose-leaf binder. See the recital preparation checklist for more about working with stage managers and logistics.