In all the years I have taught, there has never been a performance where everyone was present. Regardless of the reason, I give all students an alternative way to make up the points. Whereas it is impossible to recreate a performance, this assignment touches on other standards that we don't spend a ton of time on throughout the concert season and do require students to put in work they would have been doing while at a performance.

This assignment has worked well for me for a number of reasons. It can be used multiple times for a single student. It is difficult to plagiarize. It's not so much work that a student feels punished, but it is enough work to dissuade students from skipping a performance. It keeps me having to have to create new make-up assignments every time a student misses.

Directions: Students are given a list of various projects. Students choose which projects to complete that add up to the number of points they are missing.

50pt Projects Include:

• Composer Interview
• Music Teacher for a Day
• Music Critic
• Concert Ad
• Music Career Job Posting
• Choir Brochure