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PianoTell Recital #1

PianoTell's first recital will run synchronously with ABF Quarterly Recital #75 and go live on 15 August 2024.

Performances may be shared between the two recitals.

Upcoming Recital Announcement

• The Recital Coordinators (RC) announce the next recital a month in advance.
• This (single) announcement is posted to Notes, Recital Hall, Learners Lounge, Pianist Zone:
  • RC has special permission to cross-post to multiple forums.
  • The announcement is stickied for 7 days, and then unstickied.
  • Comments are open; participants can optionally pledge to play a piece, but all submissions are welcome.
  • RC can post a reminder every week on X number of weeks/days left before the next recital in this thread.
  • The announcement will be updated to include a link to the submission guidelines and template.
  • Once the Recital opens:
    • The announcement is updated to include a link to the Recital submission thread.
    • RC continues to use this announcement thread for updates and reminders.

Recital Opens for Submissions

• One or two days before the recital opens on Piano World, the recital opens on PianoTell. This is to work out any bugs.
  • RC creates a new recital thread:
    • RC adds a special secondary tag to this post: Recital Submission Open
      • This tag allows participants to submit their performance on a first come first serve basis.
      • Only the participants and RC can see their submitted performances.
    • The recital thread is cross-posted to Notes, Recital Hall, Learners Lounge, PIanist Zone
    • The recital post is stickied.
    • RC keeps an eye on all submissions for outliers.
    • RC keeps us all updated and motivated on the announcement thread!

Recital Goes Live!

• The tags from the old announcement thread are removed so that it only lives in Notes.
• The recital submission period ends simultaneously with Piano World.
  • RC approves all the recital posts in the order they were submitted.
  • RC posts at the end of the thread to announce the recital!
  • RC removes the “Recital Submission Open” tag.
  • The thread is open for comments from everyone.
  • After 28 days, the thread is unstickied and the tags are removed so that the post only lives in Recital Hall.

Submission Template

• Submissions can be video+audio or audio-only.
• Submissions are self-hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, Google Drive, etc. (Anything else?)
• The direct link needs to be posted so that the performance is embedded on PT.
• Submitters are requested to keep their performances up for at least a period of 30 days and as long as possible after that.

Unrendered Example:

**Performer:** Dynasty Battles from Philadelphia, USA. I've been playing since 2004.
**Piece:** Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860, from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, by Johann Sebastian Bach.
**Comment Policy:** Critical Comments: Anything goes!

https://youtu.be/QU2lCZFB02Y

**Source of music:** IMSLP.
**Instrument:** Bösendorfer 280VC.
**Recording method:** iPhone X with large condenser microphones.
**Additional info:** My piano at home was out of tune, so I popped by my friend’s piano shop to record this piece just in the nick of time for the recital!

Rendered Example:

Performer: Dynasty Battles from Philadelphia, USA. I've been playing since 2004.
Piece: Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860, from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Comment Policy: Critical Comments: Anything goes!

Source of music: IMSLP.
Instrument: Bösendorfer 280VC.
Recording method: iPhone X with large condenser microphones.
Additional info: My piano at home was out of tune, so I popped by my friend’s piano shop to record this piece just in the nick of time for the recital!