Research methodologies for helping undergraduate students prepare the public recital

As a public recital involves individual participation and leadership, it is a significant challenge for undergraduate students and inevitably brings them pressure. To help them prepare the public recitals, we need to focus on helping students develop musical abilities, experience, and leadership skills, which will enable them to perform at their best in recital. Students can be helped to prepare for a public recital performance through one-on-one tutoring, individual exercises and class participation, such as seminars and performance sharing (simulated concert class), including recital, ensemble and band rehearsals. This aims to make musicians (performers) focus on their playing skills and gain experience from activities (recital and ensemble), helping them become emerging musicians and prepare for their future careers. The main purpose of this paper is to study how to help college students prepare their public recitals independently, hoping to provide some positive suggestions to the piano educators.