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Sunday, March 30, 2008 
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This spring I am scheduled to teach five sections in the Music department. Here is a brief summary of the courses, along with some enrollment information as of the middle of finals week. (The enrollment info will become out of date quite quickly, so check the college registration site or contact me directly if you have questions about that.)
Introduction to Music: Music 1 - This course is a general education music "survey" class often taken by transfer and certificate program students to satisfy general education requirements. It may also be used to satisfy certain requirements in the music program. I teach two sections:
- 9:30-10:20 MTWTh - As of 3/30 there are seats available, though this may well change now that the 10:30 section has filled.
- 10:30-11:20 MTWTh - As of 3/30 this section is full. Consider the 9:30 section or else consider one of the Music 7 classes which generally fulfill the same requirements.
Introduction to Electronic Music: Music 51 - This is an entry-level course in electronic music hardware, software, and techniques. Students create musical projects using the Logic Pro application and other tools. There are two sections of this class. As of March 30 there is still plenty of space in both sections - though the pattern for these classes is such that the enrollment picks up as the beginning of the term approaches.
- 12:30-2:10 MW
10:30 to 1:50 Friday-only - Cancelled - space available in the MW class.
Intermediate Electronic Music: Music 8 - This is the followup course to Introduction to Electronic Music and most students who take it have completed the Intro course first. (It may be appropriate to go straight into the Intermediate class if you have comparable background experience - contact me to find out more.) There is one section of this class - space is available, though the rate of enrollment has picked up this week. It would not surprise me to see this class fill by the first day of the term.
- 12:30-2:10 TTh
Email me with any questions you have about any of my courses.
(Posted 3/30/08; 2:11:31 PM #) |
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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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Week 9 Topic Posted (11/19). I have posted the next online discussion topic assignment: Week 9 Topic - Fall 2009. As always, it is due before the start of your class next Monday.
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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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| Source: Music 1; Updated: 11/19/2009. |
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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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