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Friday, March 20, 2009 
| My Winter 2009 Final Exams Week Schedule & Spring Registration News |
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 SPRING REGISTRATION UPDATE (3/20)
Regarding Music 1A: Introduction to Music
- There are still QUITE A FEW OPEN SEATS in my MTWTh 9:30-10:30 Introduction to Music section.*
- My MTWTh 10:30-11:20 Music Introduction to Music section is 90% FULL AS OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. It is almost certain that this section will fill soon, so if you want to take this class you should ENROLL IMMEDIATELY.
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Once the 10:30 section fills, the 9:30 section may begin to fill up
much more quickly. While there is plenty of space in the 9:30 class
now, that will likely change very soon.
There are two other sections of Music 1A.
- The MW 12:30-2:10 section IS FULL and has been for a day or two.
- There is still some space in the distance learning section of Music 1A, if that mode of learning appeals to you.
Music
1B: Intro to Music: Jazz meets on TTh at 10:30-12:10 and also fulfills
your humanities/area C transfer requirements. There are still seats
available in that class.
Regarding my Electronic Music classes...
- There is still PLENTY OF SPACE
in the Friday-only section of Introduction to Electronic Music, but it
is likely that this will change now that the MW class is full. (Three more students joined the class today.) Enroll
right away!
- The Monday/Wednesday 12:30-2:10 Intro to Electronic Music class is FULL.
(Students who cannot get into this class should enroll right away in
the Friday-only section! Some with sufficient experience/background may
qualify to go straight into the Intermediate class - Email Dan Mitchell to find out more.)
- The Intermediate Electronic Music class is FULL - though the actual enrollment number suggests that there might be one more space.
Two of the three Electronic Music classes are full or virtually full at this point. What should you do?
- If you are trying to get into the Intro to Electronic Music class you should sign up for the Friday-only section right away!
- If you are trying to get into the Intermediate Electronic Music class you should try to sign up immediately.
- What if the Intermediate class is full when you try to sign up? You have three choices:
- If you have not already taken the Intro to Electronic Music class, sign up for the Friday section
of Music 51 immediately. At least you'll have a spot in the EM program,
and if nothing else you can fill in some gaps in your knowledge there
this quarter and take the Intermediate class later when there are more
openings.
- Keep checking back to see if additional seats become
available in the Intermediate class. There are no guarantees and you
should only consider this as a "fall back" position if you cannot
enroll in the Friday Intro class.
- Come to the first class
meeting in April and try to add. Again, this is a "last resort"
strategy - it could work, but it would be better to get into a class
now.
Good luck - I hope you can find a way to get into the Electronic Music program. Email Dan Mitchell with questions.
DAN MITCHELL'S FINAL EXAM WEEK SCHEDULE
Monday, March 23: This is the last regular class meeting day of the winter term. My classes meet on this day as they do on all other Mondays this quarter. We have important work scheduled in all three of my Monday classes:
- Music 1A (9:30 and 10:30 sections): We'll look at some important information about minimalism and electronic music that is not covered in the text. The optional retake of quiz 10 is scheduled for the end of the period.
- Music 51 (Electronic Music): I'll review the past two take-home quizzes near the start of the class, and we'll take written test #2 during the period. Remaining time will be available for work on final projects.
The Winter Quarter Final Exam Schedule begins on Tuesday, March 24. Classes typically meet for final exam sessions a different times and often on different days than they meet during the rest of the term.
Tuesday, March 24: Final exam sessions are scheduled for two of my classes.
- The final exam session for my Monday-Thursday 10:30-11:20 Music 1A: Introduction to Music class is on TUESDAY, MARCH 24 at 9:15-11:15 a.m. The exam session will be used for test #3.
- The final exam session for my Monday-Wednesday 12:30-2:10 Music 51: Introduction to Electronic Music class is on TUESDAY, MARCH 24 AT 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. This exam session will be used to play back final projects.
Wednesday, March 25: I have no final exam sessions scheduled.
Thursday, March 26: Final exam sessions are scheduled for two of my classes.
- The final exam session for my Friday-only 10:30-1:50 Music 51: Introduction to Electronic Music class is on THURSDAY, MARCH 26 AT 9:15 a.m. - 11:15 p.m. This exam session will be used to play back final projects.
- The final exam session for my Tuesday-Thursday 12:30-2:10 Music 8: Intermediate Electronic Music class is on THURSDAY, MARCH 26 AT 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. This exam session will be used to play back final projects.
Friday, March 27: I have one final exam session.
- The final exam session for my Monday-Thursday 9:30-10:20 Music 1A: Introduction to Music class is on FRIDAY, MARCH 27 at 9:15-11:15 a.m. The exam session will be used for test #3.
Contact me immediately if you are unsure of the the final exam week schedule for your class. Also contact me immediately if a serious, unexpected, and unavoidable emergency situation interferes with your attendance at the last minute.
(Photo: Blue Dicks Flowers. Almaden Quicksilver Hills, California. March 28, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.)
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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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Extra Credit Concerts for Fall 2009. I posted the first of what will eventually be perhaps 10 or so concerts eligible for extra credit in Music 1A. These are end-of-term concerts by De Anza Music Department performing groups - no other events are eligible for this extra credit. The basic concept is that you'll attend events (as many as three if you want) and submit a very brief written document on each of them - full details are found on the Extra Credit page, along with an evolving list of events that qualify.
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Two Important Schedule Changes for Week 8. As I work to balance the need to give sufficient time to certain subjects with the need to keep moving forward - the term ends sooner than you think! - I have decided to make two important changes to next week's schedule:
- Test #2 is now delayed by 24 hours until WEDNESDAY, November 11. (It was originally scheduled for Tuesday.) As per the calendar this test focuses on the Baroque and Classical eras.
- Next week's quiz will be at the end of the week rather than at the beginning - it will be on THURSDAY, the day after the test.
I am not changing the due date for either the online discussion topic or the listening assignment.
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Three Brief Announcements (11/4/09). I have updated the quiz grades to included corrected grades for quiz 4, corrected scores for quiz 5, and grades/scores based on this week's quiz.
I have updated the concert list to include events through next Tuesday. This weekend would be one good time attend your second concert.
A formatting problem has developed on the calendar page. The information on the page is correct, but a large space may appear above the calendar when you view the web page. Please scroll down to see the calendar.
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| Source: Music 1; Updated: 11/6/2009. |
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Electronic Music
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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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Important Schedule News for the Friday-only Class. As we have discussed in class on more than one occasion, the Friday-only class loses 2 (of only 11) class meetings this quarter to campus holidays. As you know, we need to work extra-hard this quarter to stay on schedule and complete the full course in nearly 20% less time!
The two holiday Fridays are coming up in November. The class does meet next week on November 6, but not on the week after than, November 13. Then we have one more meeting before the Thanksgiving holiday.
With this in mind, our next class is going to be a busy one! In addition to some important work time on project #6 (which will likely be due on November 20!) quiz #2 is due at the start of the period and I have scheduled test #1 for the last part of the period. Since quiz questions will appear on the test it is critical that you complete the quiz and be in class on time for our review at the start of the period. You will have some additional time to study/review during the class period prior to the test.
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| Source: Electronic Music; Updated: 11/6/2009. |
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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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