If you have a recital coming up and your teacher lets you pick what you want to play, here are some tips to make a great choice.
1) Chose a song you like. You're going to practice it a LOT, so you'd better chose one you like a LOT.
2) Chose a song that is a little on the easy side. You don't have to show off everything you can do in a recital, especially if you can't do it all super well yet. Don't pick something boring, but make sure you don't have to learn a bunch of new skills to play it well.
3) Chose according to a theme (if there is one). If the recital has a theme, make sure your song choice fits in it. You don't want to be the odd man out!
4) Chose a reasonable length. Don't be the person that plays for 30 seconds or for 10 minutes. Two to Three pages at your level is normally a pretty reasonable length of song.
5) Once your song is chosen and approved, practice, practice, practice!
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