Important+Updates!

Finals week! December 14-17
1. Finishing up B **usiness Plan presentations on Dec 14 and 15** **2. Circle Building Assignment due Dec. 14 or 15**. One page summary of your circle building experiences this fall and circle building plans for the future (by adding to the half page you wrote at Midterms), plus hard-copy examples of your contacts and the systems you're using. Be sure at least one of those systems is based online. 3. Any remaining assignments are due immediately. While some points are lost for late assignments, get them in immediately to receive some credit. 4. One last check of your **online portfolio materials** (MySpace, blog, Twitter + Hot Sites Shared) for completeness.

It's been a pleasure working with each of you this semester! I wish you all the best as you continue your life and career journey. Please stay in touch! I'll see some of you at graduation on Saturday!

**Assignments due week of December 7-10**
1. Blog on The Skeptics due by Dec. 7 2. Written Musician's Business Plan due on the day you present your plan

Assignments due week of Nov 23-Dec 3 (Thanksgiving week plus the following week)
Your **PORTFOLIO IS DUE DECEMBER 1** (section 2) **or DECEMBER 2** (section 1). All elements should be included, edited to a professional level and in a professional-quality presentation format. Please be sure to order the Table of Contents according to the CaLM workbook, pp. 2.

Assignments due week of November 16-19
1. Continue polishing elements of your portfolio; add as many optional elements as possible (Due 12/1,2) 2. Work on your Business Plan--Operations and Marketing sections this week (Due 12/7,8) 3. Have you posted your Hot Sites? (Due by 12/1) 4. Do you have (and are you using) your business cards? Required for your portfolio! 5. How's your Circle Building assignment coming along? Finding new contacts? Where? Getting/keeping them organized?

Assignments due week of November 9-12
1. **Portfolio Party on Wed/Thurs this week!** Your complete portfolio is due for review. See CaLM book p. 2 for required (and optional elements. Each required piece should be a clean, edited copy, in a sheet protector, all in a 3 ring binder 2. Blog--reflection on Dessa's visit Due Monday **Nov 9** 3. Artist Statement draft **Due Nov 9/10** 4. Keep working on your MySpace page--add professional friends, music examples, your bio, upcoming gigs, photo, etc. 5. Keep working on your Circle Building project.
 * What is your Business Plan topic? email to Jan asap!!**

Assignments due week of November 2-5
1. Cover letter draft. Make it a real letter! **Due Nov 2 or 3** 2. Read and comment on at least two of your colleagues blog postings. There's some really good stuff out there! **Due Nov. 5** 3. Excellent work on the midterm assignments! Now go back over them to continue editing, polishing, revising. Next Portfolio deadline is the **Portfolio Party on Nov 11/12** 4. Pick a focus for your Musicians' Business Plan-- **Due to Jan by Nov 5 (email)** 5. Continue to email drafts of documents to Jan for feedback! 1. Biz Plan __topic__ due Nov 9/10 2. Blog on Dessa due Nov 9 3. Artist Statement draft due Nov 9/10
 * Looking Ahead**

Assignments due week of October 19-22
1. ** Take-home midterm ** **due 10/21-22**. Send all elements via email to Jan and bring hard copies to class on Wed/Thurs this week. 2. Keep experimenting with **Twitte**r (try different types of posts, include links to interesting sites). Be sure it's linked to this wiki. 3. Continue refining your **MySpace** page--add professional Friends (try instructors, colleagues, musicians/bands you admire, venues, and so on); add at least one music track as soon as possible. Again, link to the wiki under your name. 4. Continue refining your **resume and bio**--send me drafts for feedback 4. Bring your **business cards** to class on Wed/Thurs. 5. In class midterm activity on Wed/Thurs this week Then it's **FALL BREAK** (see you again on Oct 28/29)

Assignments due week of October 12-15
1. Continue refining your RESUME. If you didn't bring in a draft to class already, it is now officially **late** and you will not get easy access to feedback from colleagues. However, get it in as soon as possible (email to janis.weller@mcnallysmith.edu preferred) and I will give you some feedback. Ask friends and colleagues to critique it as well. It make take several edits/versions to get your resume up to professional standards. That's fine! Just do it. **DUE NOW** 2. Your professional **MySpace page is due by October 15**. Be sure to link it on the Blog Links page. Include music examples if at all possible! 3. First draft of **GOALS** **due on Oct. 14/15** 4. Reminder--Your Blog, Twitter, and MySpace should all be linked on the Blog Links page **now**. 5. Bring your **business cards to class on Oct 14/15**. Start using them right away. 6. Prepare for **Ron Sobel's** visit on Monday or Tuesday. Read the article. Check out his [|website], and be sure to bring a list of questions about licensing, copyright, publishing, and other monetizing-of-music issues. 7. Blog entry #3: Reflections on Travis Schilling or Dave Stanoch-- **DUE 10/12**
 * Looking ahead:**
 * Get a 3-ring binder and begin collecting portfolio elements (the Table of Contents, Reference List, Repertoire List, printed promo materials sections can be done anytime.
 * Build a second resume (if appropriate) focused on another skill area (technology, performance, teaching, etc.)
 * Bios, Cover letters, Artist Statement next!

1. First draft of your resume--start by designating categories that work well for you, then fill in everything you can think of for each category. After that, you can start combining, editing, refining, formatting. Bring a draft to class on Oct. 5 or 6 for peer review and feedback. 2. Work on your MySpace page-- due date to have it up is Oct. 15. Be sure to link it on the Blog Links page. 3. Blog #2, reflections on Johnny Bunko and Art & Fear (see wiki Assignments page for more info) DUE Oct. 8 4. Link your Twitter account on the Blog Links page and continue experimenting. Focus on following professional music sites/people and read their posts. Add your own--just discover a great new album? Upcoming concert (yours or a favorite band)--link to an article or ticket info; 5. "Hot Sites Shared" posted on wiki by Oct. 8
 * Looking ahead:**
 * Business cards in-hand and in-class by Oct 14/15
 * EPK/MySpace posted and linked to wiki by Oct. 15
 * Writing assignments coming--bio(s), cover letter, artist statement

**Assignments due week of September 28-October 1**
1. Set up Twitter account (see CaLM book, p. 3) 2. Read Chapters 3 and 4 in "Art and Fear". Come prepared to discuss the chapters. 3. Be prepared to talk about your Circle Building systems at the second class this week. How have you decided to organize your contacts? Why did you choose these methods? Be sure to have at least two ways of organizing and accessing contacts. 4. Bring a copy of your resume (if you have one--no problem if you don't) on Sept. 30/Oct. 1
 * Looking ahead:**
 * Professional MySpace page or other EPK site must be posted by 10/15.
 * Blog on Bunko and Art & Fear + other thoughts so far, due 10/8

Assignments due week of September 21-24
1. Set up your blog site (blogspot.com) and link it on this wiki 2. Post your first blog, commenting on either Dave Stanoch's visit or Sean McPherson's visit to class last week. Comment and reflect on what stood out for you through hearing their stories and be sure to include some links (and proofread too). **Due by 9/22 (sect 2); 9/23 (sect 1)** 3. Read Chapters 1 and 2 in "Art and Fear". Jot down 2-3 concepts or thoughts in each chapter that you feel are interesting or thought-provoking in some way (whether you agree or not) and come to class prepared to discuss them. **Due 9/21 (1); 9/22 (2)** 4. This week we'll add a Check-in time to the beginning of most class sessions. This is an opportunity to share interesting circle-building stories, conversations, new resources (articles, websites, books, etc.), DIY musician tips and stories.
 * Looking ahead:**
 * Twitter account set up by Oct. 1
 * EPK (Electronic Press Kit) posted by Oct. 15 ('professional' MySpace page)

Assignments for September 14-15
To clarify, here are the assignments due at our next class on 9/14 Section 1 or 9/15 Section 2: 1. Join calmf09.wikispaces.com and explore the site. 2. Take Facebook test: "What's Your Personality Type?" (search this title on FB, click on 'Go to Application,' take the quiz and print the results. __[|http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=feed=802573776#/apps/application.php?id=93753738186=ts]__ A non-FB version is here: __[]__ (do one or the other, not both) 3. Read "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko." Write down descriptions and key words for each of the six lessons. We will do an in-class presentation activity. There are four copies on reserve in the library. It's a quick read, but take time to think about it on multiple levels. 4. Interview a McNally instructor of your choice about his/her income streams.a) how does this person describe his/her career today and the various income streams that make it up? 2) how does their career today compare with when they were first starting out? Come to class prepared to share this information with the class. 5. Complete your Student Information form (if you haven't yet turned it in)

Let me know if you have any questions. See you next week! Jan

McNally Smith College of Music Academic Awards
(check your transcript to verify your standing before adding these to your resume)

There are additional criteria for these awards besides GPA: must have taken 12 or more credits; no grade lower than a B, no Incompletes, no disciplinary action.
 * President's List**: semester GPA of 3.9 or above
 * Dean's List**: semester GPA of 3.5

are based on cumulative GPA at or above the following:
 * Graduation Honors**
 * summa cum laude: 3.9 or higher
 * magna cum laude: 3.7 or higher
 * cum laude: 3.5 or higher