General Info

I have taught in the Music Department at De Anza College in Cupertino, California, USA since the 1980 winter term, when I began teaching Electronic Music classes - using an old monophonic synth and an open-reel tape recorder. I continued as a part-time faculty member for the next ten years, also teaching Introduction to Music, Fundamentals of Music, and Music Reading. I became a member of the full-time faculty in 1989. My main teaching assignments now include Electronic Music and Introduction to Music classes.

Dan Mitchell has a Master of Music degree in Theory and Composition from San Jose State University where he studied with Allen Strange. As a student he also worked closely with electronic instrument builder Donald Buchla and performed live electronic music with "Biome" and "The Electric Weasel Ensemble." As a trombonist he performed a wide variety of music ranging from rock to classical.

Mitchell directs the Electronic Music program and teaches Introduction to Music classes. He taught the first web-based course at De Anza College in 1996 when the Distance Learning Program offered an online version of Introduction to Music. He created the De Anza College web site in 1995 and worked for two years as a faculty participant in the "@ONE" Project. He was selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2000. He frequently presents sessions on the use of Internet resources in teaching at regional and national conferences. He was President of the De Anza College Faculty Academic Senate for the 2003-04 and 2004-05 years and District Academic Senate President during the 2005-06 year.

General Info updated 2/16/05; 3:17:47 AM Pacific
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