Comments on: Hello, and welcome to fugitive imagination http://paulaitken.com/2006/06/11/hello-and-welcome-to-fugitive-imagination/ the website of paul aitken, guitarist - improviser - scholar Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:06:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Paul http://paulaitken.com/2006/06/11/hello-and-welcome-to-fugitive-imagination/#comment-6 Paul Mon, 04 Dec 2006 05:57:45 +0000 http://www.paulaitken.com/?p=5#comment-6 Thanks so much for your kind words Melanie. I enjoyed lecturing that class a great deal. (Oh, and I had to shorten your post just a little, I hope you can understand why) Thanks so much for your kind words Melanie. I enjoyed lecturing that class a great deal. (Oh, and I had to shorten your post just a little, I hope you can understand why)

]]> By: Melanie http://paulaitken.com/2006/06/11/hello-and-welcome-to-fugitive-imagination/#comment-5 Melanie Mon, 04 Dec 2006 04:12:49 +0000 http://www.paulaitken.com/?p=5#comment-5 First off, just wanted to say that the week and half you taught the class was amazing. I mean, overall the course is great as it is, but you brought a new enthusiasm into the room. You taught the material with what I took to be as more of a personal touch, and I could really feel your desire to get through to the students, and enlighten them with your knowledge. I just wanted to say I really enjoyed having you as the temporary prof. Your written introduction here is phenomenal. I am a science (psychology) major, but I definately see the need for people to connect music with culture, as well as be able to feel it on a more personal level. This course is fantastic because it does cover such a broad range of "genres", and especially now with undergraduate students being so young, I think it is great that they are being exposed to the true roots of folk, rock n roll, beats, soul, etc. I overhear so many students (and other people) these days talking about new music, and comparing it only to the other new music that they have heard of that genre. It is a big disappointment because these people are so ignorant as to what is really out there, and how it all evolved into what we hear today. Mind you, I must admit that a lot of what we hear today is just manufactured crap, but if you look hard enough there are so many good artists and bands of all ages and all genres. First off, just wanted to say that the week and half you taught the class was amazing. I mean, overall the course is great as it is, but you brought a new enthusiasm into the room. You taught the material with what I took to be as more of a personal touch, and I could really feel your desire to get through to the students, and enlighten them with your knowledge. I just wanted to say I really enjoyed having you as the temporary prof.

Your written introduction here is phenomenal. I am a science (psychology) major, but I definately see the need for people to connect music with culture, as well as be able to feel it on a more personal level. This course is fantastic because it does cover such a broad range of “genres”, and especially now with undergraduate students being so young, I think it is great that they are being exposed to the true roots of folk, rock n roll, beats, soul, etc. I overhear so many students (and other people) these days talking about new music, and comparing it only to the other new music that they have heard of that genre. It is a big disappointment because these people are so ignorant as to what is really out there, and how it all evolved into what we hear today. Mind you, I must admit that a lot of what we hear today is just manufactured crap, but if you look hard enough there are so many good artists and bands of all ages and all genres.

]]> By: Sean Luyk http://paulaitken.com/2006/06/11/hello-and-welcome-to-fugitive-imagination/#comment-4 Sean Luyk Thu, 22 Jun 2006 18:50:32 +0000 http://www.paulaitken.com/?p=5#comment-4 Hey Paul, Glad to hear things are going well at Dal. The site and blog looks great! I look forward to the manifestos. Sean Hey Paul,

Glad to hear things are going well at Dal. The site and blog looks great! I look forward to the manifestos.

Sean

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