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Wednesday, November 11, 2009 
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
| Edge of the Light |
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Edge of the Light – Yosemite Valley. Yosemite National Park, California. October 31, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
(Posted 11/3/09; 9:11:21 AM #) |
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
| H1N1 Flu? Stay Home. Get Better. Don't Spread the Bug! |
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Last week several students who were not feeling well at all showed up for school and came to my classes. I more than one case they told me that their doctors said that they probably had H1N1 flu ("swine flu")!
If you believe that you have the flu, please stay home and get better! Contact your doctor for advice, especially if you are suffering serious symptoms. While I appreciate your dedication and your desire to avoid missing class... it is best for all concerned that you avoid exposing others and concentrate on taking care of yourself.
Do send me email, phone my office, or send word with a friend to let me know that you are home sick.
(Posted 10/18/09; 8:30:42 PM #) |
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
| Update on De Anza Power Outage - Tuesday, 10/13 |
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From the De Anza College web site:
At 11 AM, power has been restored to the De Anza College Campus.
Classes will resume at 1:30 PM. Classes prior to 1:30 PM have been canceled.
What
does this mean for the 12:30 p.m. Intermediate Electronic Music class?
Officially the class has been canceled for today. However, if more than
a small number of students show up I will open the room for an open lab
session. I will not introduce any new material in class today.
CLASSES BEGINNING AT 1:30 PM AND LATER WILL MEET TODAY AS SCHEDULED.
(Posted 10/13/09; 11:04:36 AM #) |
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Monday, October 12, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
| Mid-September Fall Term Information |
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MY FALL 2009 CLASSES
During the fall 2009 term I will teach two sections of Music 1A: Introduction to Music (Western Cultures), two sections of Music 51: Introduction to Electronic Music, and one section of Music 8: Intermediate Electronic Music. Current course status (Sunday, September 6) is as follows:
- Both of my Music 1A:Introduction to Music classes (the MTWTh 9:30 section and the MTWTh 10:30 section) are FULL. At this point it appears that all Music 1A-D sections are full.
- Both of my Music 51: Introduction to Electronic Music classes (the MW 12:30 section and the Friday-only 10:30 section) are FULL. If you have some background with electronic music software like that which we use in the class (e.g. - Logic Pro or equivalent) you might be able to go straight into Music 8 this term. Email me at mitchelldan@deanza.edu for more information. (Go ahead and enroll for Music 8 if you think you might qualify.)
- My Music 8: Intermediate Electronic Music class (TTh 12:30) still has some space available. Enroll right away if you want to take this class during the fall term
OTHER MUSIC CLASSES
Also consider taking one or more of the many courses offered by the "de anza college music department". We offer a wide range of classes open to all students. You can perform in one of our instrumental (wind ensemble, orchestra, jazz bands and combos) or vocal (choirs and vocal jazz groups) music groups; learn the basics of keyboard, guitar, woodwinds, brass, percussion, or voice; enroll in Music Fundamentals to begin learning about music reading, complete the full two-year Comprehensive Musicianship (music theory) sequence; take a variety of general education courses (especially see the Music 1 classes), take Electronic Music classes to learn how to use music hardware and software to create your own music; and more.
(Posted 9/13/09; 8:22:52 AM #) |
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Friday, August 28, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
| Opinions. |
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"An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it." Jef Mallett
(Posted 8/17/09; 8:57:33 AM #) |
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
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Fall 2009 Term
Fall 2009 classes begin in September, and registration has already begun. Visit the De Anza College web site to find out more about admissions and registration. My schedule includes: Music 1A: Introduction to Music- MTWTh at 9:30-10:20 in A11
- MTWTh at 10:30-11:20 in A11
Music 51: Introduction to Electronic Music- MW at 12:30-2:10 in A91
- Friday-only at 10:30-1:50 in A91
Music 8: Intermediate Electronic MusicFor more information about courses I teach, visit the web sites for my Intro to Music and Electronic Music classes. Also, be aware that the state budget crisis may force changes in this schedule. Send me email if you have questions - see the Contact Info section lower in the sidebar. I posted an extremely important note about enrollment during a budget crisis last year - it still applies for the upcoming term. Please read it!
Recent Posts From My Other Sites
Music 1
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Quiz Information Update. As announced in class, this week's quiz will be today. As a result next week's quiz will be on Tuesday rather than on Monday. I hope to have us back on the quiz-on-Monday schedule by the last week of classes, but stay tuned...
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Extra Credit List Updated. I added a couple more events to the Extra Credit concert list late yesterday - there are now a half dozen qualifying events on the list. Some important notes:
- Be sure to carefully read the Extra Credit page to understand the (rather simple) requirements for the extra credit assignment.
- Note that the written part of this work is very simple - and it is NOT a concert report or a concert review.
- Because this is extra credit I will not accept any work that is not submitted on time - all extra credit work must be submitted at the start of the very next class meeting after the concert. No extensions will be given for any reason.
- You may email the written part of the extra credit work rather than giving me a printed copy. You must still give me ticket/concert program by the "next class" deadline.
- As mentioned in class and on the Concert List and Extra Credit pages, two De Anza College events this weekend may be used for EITHER the concert report assignment OR for extra credit. You may not use any individual event for both.
- The only events that qualify for extra credit are those listed on my Extra Credit page. No there events are eligible for extra credit. (Additional events may be added to the list during the upcoming days/weeks.
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Concert Report Due Date - Clearing Up the Confusion. During yesterday's class and the confusion about where we would meet and so forth... I posted something on the home page of this web site that was unclear regarding the due date for the concert report. Unfortunately, I didn't catch my error when I spoke about it to the first class right away. So, to clarify...
The concert report is due NEXT WEEK. If you have not already attended your concert you should do so as soon as you possibly can. It is not a good idea to wait until the very last moment given the number of things that could possibly interfere with your ability to turn the assignment in on time.
Considering the confusion I may have created yesterday I am making a slight change to the deadline. The original deadline was the start of your class on Monday next week, November 23. I have decided to extend the deadline by 24 hours until the start of your class on Tuesday, November 24.
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| Source: Music 1; Updated: 8:10AM PST. |
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Electronic Music
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Fall 2009 Intermediate Electronic Music Presentation Schedule. Temporary Fall 2009 Summary listFall 2009Equipment available in the classroom for use by all presenters.
- Mac computer running MS: office inc. Powerpoint
- Keyboard and audio; USB/MIDI to Mac
- Logic, Reason, Protools LE, Garage Band, Sibelius
- DVD, VHS playback
- Computer playback of .mp3, .aiff, .mov, .qt files.
- Projector for above. Laptops can connect if you have adapter.
- Audio can connect if you can accept a 1/4” or 1/8” stereo plug.
Tuesday, Nov. 24 (proposals submitted after deadline)
- Jardin - EM in live performances
- Wesley - hardware v. software
- Mohammad-Agha - Music Therapy
- Pineda - (Topic approval pending)
Tuesday, Dec. 1
- Jasso: Recording Engineer George Massenburg
- Peck: MIDI control surfaces
- Avila: Chiptures, LSDj Gameboy music sequencer
- Murcia: DJ Premiere (need more info)
- Fernandez: Topic needs revision or explanation
Thursday, Dec. 3
- Rojas: Careers in music for video games
- Beggs: Comparing Logic and Protools for beat matching a loop
- Soriano: Autotune
- Lin: Music and film (need to narrow scope and clarify)
- Dollahon: Industrial Music - Aggrotech
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Quiz FOUR assigned for Friday-only Intro class. As we discussed in today's (Friday) class, there are only two remaining Friday class meetings after today as result of having two November Friday holidays. Yes, only TWO meetings!
As part of our acceleration of the Friday class (along with today's quiz/test combo) the next quiz is due at our next class meeting on Friday, November 20 - at the start of the period or shortly after. We going to take the two remaining quizzes out of order so the quiz that is due on this date is QUIZ 4. See the link on the quizzes page.
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Need Extra Lab Time?. As we pass the midpoint of the term, you may be surprised at how quickly final exams and final projects approach - and how much you wish you had more lab time than what is available during class!
You can always drop in to use the lab during my other classes. See the Open Labs link in the sidebar at the upper left for more information. (Students in those classes always have priority for their computers, but you may use any vacant workstation.) There is also an open lab on TTh at 11:30-12:20. In addition, there is a very good chance that you will find the lab open at the same time on MW.
The tight schedule is especially an issue for the Friday class since there are two Friday holidays during the final five weeks of the term. Friday class students should make it a priority to come to the lab during open times. But even students in the MW and TTh classes will find that there is barely enough time to finish projects - and little at all to make them really great - if you limit yourself to class time only
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| Source: Electronic Music; Updated: 11/17/2009. |
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Quotes
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Bertrand Russell "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." - G Dan Mitchell (gdanmitchell@gmail.com) |
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H. H. Williams "Furious activity is no substitute for understanding." - G Dan Mitchell (gdanmitchell@gmail.com) |
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George Orwell "Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it." - G Dan Mitchell (gdanmitchell@gmail.com) |
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| Source: The Quote File; Updated: 9/24/2009. |
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