Repertoire Lists for my Piano Students has easily been one of my favourite additions to each student’s piano lessons binders.
What is a Repertoire List? Simple! It’s a List of Pieces learned throughout the Academic Year that you’ve played and/or performed to their fullest. These lists work best with more advanced students who do not get to play as many pieces as beginners in method books do, but work hard to see their pieces to completion. I believe that completing a Grade 3 Sonatina deserves some kind of recognition!
They are so quick and easy to make that I often think – why not?
The idea was actually inspired by my piano student days. When I was a University student at Wilfrid Laurier, for my first one-on-one piano lesson with my professor I was told to bring my “List of Repertoire”. I had no idea what that meant. I’m not embarrassed to now admit that I even googled it! As I started to compile my repertoire list, I began to realize how important that was to me. Some of those piano pieces held such a special place in my heart – they were pieces I had worked on for months and got to know so well. All of those piano lessons, performances, recitals, competitions, and more… these are big accomplishments that we don’t want to forget. And looking back on repertoire lists make you feel nostalgic, proud, and, hopefully, encouraged to learn more.
I print these Repertoire Lists on Cardstock Paper and print out the Academic Year in the Subtitle as well as make sure the student’s name is listed in the Title. (See photo for reference) They sit at the very front of each binder, and the proud moment where the student gets to fill in their repertoire sheet with a new piece is priceless.
