Missing a concert is sometimes unavoidable if there is an emergency or if illness strikes.  Even if an absence is excused, however, the points not earned must be recovered to ensure a successful grade in the course. Remember, the difference between an excused absence and unexcused absence is not whether or not a students is required to recover grading points, but rather whether or not the student is offered the opportunity to recover the points.  Concerts are a third of your quarter grade and a most beneficial experience toward your learning as a musician/performer.

The following are assignments available to you to recover points from your unearned concert performance grades.  If you are recovering a concert performance grade, choose TWO of the following options in any combination (for example, you may choose to turn option #1 twice, or combine options together - as long as you complete two assignments.) Get approval for you choices, as well as details for each option, from directors.
  1. Write a one page paper comparing one of your concert pieces to another song of a different style (not a concert selection).  
  2. Attend a concert and write one page paper reviewing what you observed. 
  3. Perform your part of the concert selections in front of your choir period.  
  4. Put in service time in the music department.