• What is it that you hope to know and be able to do at the conclusion of the class?

I hope to have a greater understanding of music theory, and be able to use that knowledge in my vocal work, both academic and independent. 

• What are three things you would like to achieve in order to count your semester as successful?

 #1 would be to pass the class, #2 would be to learn new things about music, and #3 would be to have fun doing it. 

• How motivated are you to achieve these goals?

On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being the least motivated, and ten being the most) probably a 7 or an 8. 

• How will you increase your motivation if it becomes low during the course of the semester?

I usually watch videos of other people doing work to inspire myself, or just push through the lull until I'm back into the groove. There's also the healthy dose of fear, which, if administered sparingly, is very effective at getting out of mental rutts.

• What strategies can you use to achieve your goals?

Finish my assignments on time (maybe even early if I'm feeling really productive), use other people to bounce ideas or motivation off of, managing my time to minimize stress. 

• What might interfere with your achievement and how can you prevent this interference?

I am a recovering procrastinator, so sometimes I'll fall back into my old ways and leave things for the last minute, so not doing that and managing my time would be lovely. Sometimes, usually around midterms and finals, my stress levels really go up and too much of that fear kicks in and keeps me from doing what I need to do, so better life organization around exam time would be highly beneficial to my overall achievement in the course. 

1. I am aware of my intellectual strengths and weaknesses.  True
2. I am able to know what kind of information is most important to learn.  True, (most of the time)
3. I am good at organizing information. True 
4. I know what the teacher expects me to learn. True 
5. I am good at remembering information. True 
6. I have control over how well I learn.  True 
7. I am a good judge of how well I understand something. True 
8. I learn more when I am interested in the topic. True 
9. I try to use strategies or learning techniques that have worked for me in the past. True 
10. I am aware of the methods that I am using when I study. True 
11.  I use different learning strategies depending on the situation. True 
12. I use my intellectual strengths to compensate for my weaknesses. True 
13. I know when each strategy I use will be most effective. True (most of the time)
14. I slow down when I encounter important information. True
15. I draw pictures, diagrams and take notes to help me understand while learning. True 
16. I try to translate new information into my own words. True 
17. I ask myself if what I’m reading is related to what I already know. True, although sometimes I'll notice it before asking myself
18. I try to break studying down into smaller steps. True (I try)
19. I ask myself periodically if I am meeting my goals. True 
20. I consider several alternatives to a problem before I answer. False 
21. I find myself analyzing the usefulness of strategies while I study. True 
22.  I ask myself questions about how well I am doing while learning something new. True 
23. I ask others for help when I don’t understand something. True 
24. I am persistent when working on a challenging problem. True 
25. I re-evaluate my assumptions when I get confused. True 
26. I stop and re-read or re-view material when I get confused. True 
27. I know how well I did once I finish a test. True (a ballpark, but it depends on the test) 
28. I ask myself if there was an easier way to do things after I finish a task. True 
29. I ask myself how well I accomplish my goals once I’m finished. True 
30. I ask myself if I learned as much as I could have once I finish a task. True 

A. I am good at understanding my strengths and weaknesses, and know when I have understood something or if I need to work on it further. Some things I need to work on, are (not on the list, but) not panicking about deadlines, which is something I tend to do, and to seek out multiple solutions to an issue before trying to solve it. Also, I could work a bit more on time management outside of the classroom. I need to work more on being on time for class (it's only A block that I have issues with this, but it still needs to be fixed). I also need to become a bit better at working well with others; I am not mean or anything, but in most group projects in other classes, I am the one doing the most work, so we might've well as just had an independent assignment. 

B. The ratio of my True/ False questions were True: 29 and False: 1