On a lighter and briefer note, one other crucial, vital piece of advice: in order to properly prepare for your classes (the principal obligation of a new prof for the first couple of years), you will need the right music. May I recommend the recent Rhino collection, Left of the Dial: Dispatches From the ’80s Underground. Punk, new wave, and other excellent, pulse-racing proof that this was not a lost decade. As with any such collection, some may quibble with the selections, and doubtless licensing concerns were also important constraints. But it’s still an excellent tool, pedagogically speaking. I find, when prepping classes, that discs 1 and 3 are particularly inspirational. For reasons I surely cannot fathom, I find when getting ready for class that I am especially drawn to the classic Mission of Burma song, That’s When I Reach For My Revolver.
Posted by Paul Horwitz on April 17, 2005 at 07:37 PM
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