A few comments about class stuff......

1) We're just past mid-term, and I have seen a grand total of 4 concert reports. Remember when I kept hounding you about not waiting until the last minute? There's a real good reason why I said that.

Your report is due by the second class after the concert, and they MUST be completed by the last day of the semester (Friday 12/3).

The only exception is if you attend the Macon State Chamber Choir concert on Friday, Dec. 3 down at First Prebyterian church downtown. If you do, your writeup is due at the final exam.

These concert reports count 15% of your final grade - so if you don't do ANY, the maximum possible grade for the class is automatically an 85.

2) A few notes about the in-class presentations: At mid-term I begin grading them more stringently because you have seen half the class do them already, and know what works and what doesn't as an audience member.

1. Make CERTAIN you understand what you are about to say - don't just pull a definition off the web and read it.
2. Know your material well enough so you can TALK to your audience, not read to them!
3. LOOK at your audience - they'd much rather see your face than your backside, which is what everyone sitting near the door gets to see when you face the computer screen.
4. SPEAK UP. SPEAK SLOWER than you think. ENUNCIATE.
5. Make sure you cover ALL the parts listed in the syllabus. If you're not sure - about the form, for example - give it your best shot, tell everyone what you think, and then say "This is my best guess". We can have a conversation about it, which helps everybody in the class!