TABLE 3.

Reasons provided for students choosing to defer their assessment*.

Category	Number	Sample response
Live	8	I am deferring my dissertation recital as I have spent months preparing it and would like an audience to share in it
Resources	7	I did not have a backing track available to me when making the decision…
Teaching	2	… and I do not feel that working on my pieces over zoom has given me enough confidence to submit them now
COVID	3	Due to anxiety surrounding the epidemic I’m finding it really hard to practice my flute (as well as complete assignments). Especially with a lack of accompaniment and teacher for support

* Two people specifically cited two categories, an example is presented in the quotation for resources and teaching; this is the response of one person.