Update 3: 15 November 2024

PianoTell Recital #2 is now live!

Please comment on the performances directly on the recital thread.

Meta feedback on the recitals can be shared here if desired. 🙂

Update 2: 31 October 2024

The recital is now open for submissions!

Who's going to be the first to submit? 🙂

Simply go to the above link to submit, the discussion here is for any other questions or comments or updates.

Update 1: 26 October 2024

Have you heard about PianoTell Recital #1? It was fantastic, check it out!

It's been almost 3 months since the first recital went live and it's already time for Recital #2! If you performed in the first recital, this is your chance to keep your streak going. If you missed the first recital, well now's your chance to join in the fun!

Why participate in regular recitals? This is your chance to share your music if you are a seasoned player, showcase your progress milestone by milestone if you're an active learner, stay motivated and on track, or simply contribute to the community fun!

We will open for submissions on 31 October 2024 (ish) and the recital will go live on 15 November 2024.

The recital format will be the same as last time. See below for details!

Submission

Template

**Performer:** Name or Alias + Location + Experience
**Piece:** Title + Composer
**Comment Policy:** Feedback type desired (see below).

<Performance Embed>

**Source of music:** ...
**Instrument:** ...
**Recording method:** ...
**Additional info:** Tell your story or share any interesting details related to your performance!

You may use the ABF template to specify the Comment Policy:

No Comments Please!
Polite Comments only: no suggestions for improvement please.
General Comments only: Polite, supportive, suggestions for improvement.
Critical Comments: Anything goes!

Performance Embed:

If you have a video, that's great! Otherwise, audio-only is fine.
Upload your performance to YouTube, Vimeo, Rumble, SoundCloud, or Google Drive.
- Your media may be public or unlisted but private will not work.
- The direct link needs to be posted so that the performance is embedded on PT.
- Ask for help!
Dropbox option: If hosting your performance using YouTube or other service is not possible, there will be an upload option available as well.

Submitters are requested to keep their performances up for at least a period of 30 days and as long as possible after that.

Do you want to host your performance elsewhere? Please let me know so that it can be tested.

Example

I hope Peter Bence doesn't mind that I used his video purely for illustrative purposes with some fictional details.

**Performer:** Peter Bence from Hungary. I've been playing since 1991.
**Piece:** Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie.
**Comment Policy:** Critical Comments: Anything goes!

https://youtu.be/muxgwcxW-zo 

**Source of music:** My own arrangement.
**Instrument:** Purple Yamaha U1 Upright inspired by Prince!
**Recording method:** iPhone X with large condenser microphones.
**Additional info:** I get a lot of requests to play Bohemian Rhapsody but I'm still not happy with my progress on that one. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this rendition of Under Pressure. It took me a whole week to spray paint the piano!

Performer: Peter Bence from Hungary. I've been playing since 1991.
Piece: Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie.
Comment Policy: Critical Comments: Anything goes!

Source of music: My own arrangement.
Instrument: Purple Yamaha U1 Upright inspired by Prince!
Recording method: iPhone X with large condenser microphones.
Additional info: I get a lot of requests to play Bohemian Rhapsody but I'm still not happy with my progress on that one. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this rendition of Under Pressure. It took me a whole week to spray paint the piano!

What's Next?

Are you participating?

Feel free to pledge to perform a piece in the comments below.

Then — practice, practice, practice!

This an archive of the original submission instructions.

Have you heard about PianoTell Recital #1? It was fantastic, check it out!

It is now time for Recital #2. If you performed in the first recital, this is your chance to keep your streak going. If you missed the first recital, well now's your chance to join in the fun!

Everyone is welcome and what you submit is up to you.

For questions or comments or updates on the recital, please go here instead.

Submit your performance now!

To submit your performance, simply reply to this post, copy/paste the following template, update your details, and post the reply here.

If you don't yet have an account on PianoTell, the sign up process is very easy and completely free. Just look for "Sign Up" at the top of the site.

Your submission will only be visible to yourself and the recital coordinator until the recital goes live on 15 November 2024.

You can look at PianoTell Recital #1 to get an idea of what the recital will look like when it goes live.