Preparing for a performance takes more than practicing the notes! This Ready for the Stage Workshop gives APA students - ages 10+ - the opportunity to practice performing in a supportive, small-group environment while receiving personalized feedback and coaching from 🔥FIVE APA music educators!🔥
Whether your student is preparing for APA’s December 5th & 6th Winter Concerts, an upcoming audition or performance, or simply has a piece they would like to polish, this workshop is designed to help them feel more confident, prepared, and ready to take the stage!
đź“… Workshop: Sunday, November 8th
⌛ Sign up Deadline: October 25th
You'll receive a beautifully wrapped gift, ready to put under your tree!
The deadline to order your add-on gift is December 10th, with pickup of the gift the week of December 16th-21st.
🎅 Our staff will email you to remind you to pickup your gift.
How It Works:
PERFORM
Students will perform a prepared piece or section for the group, gaining valuable experience performing in front of other students and teachers.
GET COACHED
Students will receive supportive, focused feedback from APA music educators on areas such as musicality, performance readiness, stage presence, audience connection, and overall performance polish.
TRY IT AGAIN
Students will immediately put their coaching into action by performing again—giving them the opportunity to experience how even a few focused changes can strengthen a performance.
Workshop Details:
Ready for the Stage is designed to give APA Music students, ages 10+, a special concert-preparation opportunity approximately one month before APA's December concerts. This is not another private lesson, an audition, or an adjudication.
đź“… Workshop Date:
Sunday, November 8th
Session Options:
1:00–1:50 PM or
2:10–3:00 PM
đź“Ť Location: APA Franklin
đź’˛Registration Cost: $59 per student
🙋‍♀️ Please Note: Students must be 10 or older to participate.
⌛ Registration closes October 25 or when all performer spots have been filled, whichever comes first. Enrollment is Limited to 12 performers!
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What Will Students Gain?
During the workshop, students will have the opportunity to:
🎵 Build confidence performing in front of others
🎵 Receive multiple perspectives from experienced music educators
🎵 Get focused coaching specific to their instrument or voice
🎵 Strengthen musical expression, stage presence, and performance skills
🎵 Practice responding to feedback and immediately applying it
🎵 Learn by watching other students perform and receive coaching
🎵 Learn from professional music educators modeling effective performance techniques
🎵 Identify specific areas to continue working on before their next performance
🎵 Students will also receive written feedback to take home and use as they continue preparing with their regular music teacher.
What we want students to leave thinking:
“I know what I'm doing well. I know what I want to improve. And I feel more prepared to perform.”
Who Is This Workshop For?
Ready for the Stage is open to APA music students ages 10+ who have a prepared piece or section they would like to perform and polish.
Students do not need to be participating in APA’s December concerts to attend. This can also be a great opportunity for students preparing for an audition, recital, school performance, competition, or another performance opportunity.
Because this is a small-group, performance-based experience, students should be ready to participate independently, follow group instructions, listen respectfully while others perform, and receive supportive feedback in a group setting.
You'll receive a beautifully wrapped gift, ready to put under your tree!
The deadline to order your add-on gift is December 10th, with pickup of the gift the week of December 16th-21st.
🎅 Our staff will email you to remind you to pickup your gift.