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Often since I returned to school I have seen slogans implying a goal to decolonize. It is a strange word to me. I don’t see how one could believe decolonizing […]

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Considering the students I teach constantly privilege hip hop over everything else, I start thinking naturally about the structures and the creativity of these forms. One thing I especially enjoy […]

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I watched a young woman on X explain her views on Israel and Gaza. She reminded me of myself and the wild bronco of political thought I have tried straddling […]

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The poetry reading was interesting. I read from my book. Charlie remembers our first conversation from 35 years ago about W.P. Kinsella. Impressive memory. He even remembers we were not […]

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Reading Glenn Loury’s memoir. Blows me away. I half hoped when I entered graduate school to encounter people in this music space that would challenge my ideas but more often […]

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Transferring Un Village Francais for a friend following our conversation a week ago about WW2 stories. I liked this series so much, supplied me so many stories and details. More […]

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Applied for a full time position at Seneca. Hope I get it. Solve a lot of problems to get a full time salary though you never know when Drake might […]

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The album presentation this week is OK Computer by Radiohead. The students doing it do not seem typical fans of that record. Should be fun. I used to avoid this […]

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I like staying up all night writing. I like trying to stretch better. Working on the pancake. Will I ever get it? Working on arpeggios too. Will I ever?

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I heard a young woman two weeks ago at the open stage. She was on fire. It was terrific. I offered to meet and discuss a recording. The songs are […]