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Please note that some assignments deadlines are not listed on this page. They will be announced in class and/or appear on the quizzes and assignments pages.

Week 1
9/21-9/25
  • First Class Meeting: Assign Labs and Tutoring Sessions
  • Join the web site before second class meeting.
  • Intro to the classroom/workstation procedures
  • Introduction to the Garage Band software.
 
Week 2
9/28-10/2
  • Garage Band software continued.
  • Intro to Logic Software: MIDI recording, basic editing.
 
Week 3
10/5-10/9
 
Week 4
10/12-10/16
  • Logic Software: controlling volume and panning, using additional tracks.
  • Logic project due: Intro to Electronic Music Assignment 2
  • Quiz 1 on first Electronic Music history topic due (Monday/Friday).
 
Week 5
10/19-10/23
 
Week 6
10/26-10/30
  • Audio loops, Apple loops
  • Quantization
  • Quiz 2 on Electronic Music history topic due TBA.
 
Week 7
11/2-11/6
  • IMPORTANT FALL TERM NOTE FOR FRIDAY CLASS - On two of the remaining four weeks there will be no Friday class due to holidays. For this reason we will accelerate the pace of the course during the last few weeks, and some assignment, quiz, test dates listed here are likely to change.
  • Logic software synths.
  • Logic Assignment due: Intro to Electronic Music Assignment 4
  • Test #1 Wednesday for MW class and on Friday for the Friday class.
 
Week 8
11/9-11/12
 
Week 9
11/16-11/20
 
Week 10
11/23-11/25
  • Holiday: De Anza College closed on Thursday/Friday for Thanksgiving Holiday.
  • Electronic music history and other topics.
  • Continue work on final project.
  • Quiz #4 - TBA
 
Week 11
11/30-12/4
  • Preview of final projects.
  • Written Test #2 for Friday-only class (for spring 2009 this may be moved to the final exam schedule)
 
Week 12
12/7-12/11
  • Monday - Written Test #2 for Monday/Wednesday class. at regularly scheduled class meeting.
  • Final Exam Sessions - Intro to Electronic Music Final Project Playback - Attendance is Mandatory
  • MW Class: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, December 11
    Friday class: 9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Wednesday, December 9.
 

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