Grades and Finals and Makeup Work - oh my!

So, we are just about at the end of this class and our time together is almost done. But before we go our separate ways, we have one last major thing to do - The Final!  The final for our class will be on. 

Wednesday, January 14

8:00am - 9:50am

"What will the Final be like?" you ask.

The Final will be worth 100 points (about 1/3 of your total grade for the class) and will be broken up like this:

-  20% Written Exam 

-  80%  An original beat.

Basically, I will be handing out the written exam first and then you will have the rest of the period to make a beat that meets a bunch of requirements. 

"But what if I don't have time to finish my beat by the end of class?" you ask.

I will be giving you extra time tomorrow (Friday) to start working on the beat - see below. You should have plenty of time to get everything done.

"What will the Final be on?" you ask.

Anything we've done in class at any point this semester.

"But I can't remember all that stuff from the beginning of the semester!" you say.

We will be having a review tomorrow (Friday) where we will go over material that you might expect to see on the written Final. Be prepared to ask questions about areas you were unsure of.

Speaking of tomorrow (Friday)....

The way it will work is that the first 15-20 minutes will be an full on-review. Everyone is required to pay attention.  After that, you will have the option of continuing to ask questions, or to start on making your beat for the Final.

That brings us to grades.

Today I will be meeting with each student to see where their grades are at going into the Final and what work is missing. Today is THE LAST DAY TO MAKE UP WORK. Please take advantage.  

Your priorities for today should be:

1. Makeup work.
2. Finish the Extra Credit assignment from this Mon./Tues.
3. Go over material from the beginning of class.
4. Work on some original music (just because it's fun and this will be your last chance to do that in this class.)