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29.01.15 ~ Making lunch. A picture F drew of me and her. Freeskool fun. Freeskool cooking class fail. 

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17.09.14 ~ Day 216 ~ 1:00. At assiniboine forest, waiting for freeskool to start.

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What's going on at Plan B Freeskool this week?

All classes run 5pm to 7pm! No registration required, but you can join our Facebook event!

Monday January 14 - Martial Arts Tricks and Tips with Alex Smith Tuesday January 15 - Basic Music Theory/Sight Reading Music with James Southcott Wednesday January 16 - Privacy & Facebook Terms of Service with Charlene Gagnon Thursday January 17 - DIY Bath Stuff with Nik Hill Friday January 18 - History of Piercing/How to Care for your Piercings with Caleigh Mugford

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Free Skool Class Schedule

HERE LIES THE CLASS BREAKDOWN FOR THE HIP-HOP HISTORY COURSE I'LL BE TEACHING BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY AT 7:

9/8: Introduction. A look at the birth of defined hip-hop cultures after the death of disco, followed by a screening of the short and seminal graffiti documentary Style Wars (1982). 9/22: 1985 - 1991. Studies on the "golden age" of early rap, featuring a look at both the political and commercially minded. Some artists in question: Boogie Down Productions, Public Enemy, Eric B & Rakim, Queen Latifah, N.W.A., and the Furious Five, and many more. 10/6: Album Study: Illmatic. A full annotated listen to the album in its entirety with lyrics sheets, followed by class discussion. 10/20: 1991 - 1999. Studies on the diversification and growth of hip-hop following the advent of Soundscan, the record-tracking software that made commercial music as we know it today. Some artists in question: Das EFX, NaS, Native Tongues, Dr. Dre, Wu-Tang, 2Pac, and many more. 11/3: 1999 - Present. Where is hip-hop headed and how did it get there? Some artists in question: Jay-Z, Eminem, Outkast, Atmosphere, Lil Kim, Kanye West, Saul Williams, Odd Future, and many more. 11/17: Conclusion. A short overview of the course followed by a class-wide exercise where students are encouraged to bring in hip-hop tracks that have been meaningful to them and place them in the discussed chronology.

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Hip-Hop: A Personal History

Hey cowgirls and spacemen, I'm gonna start teaching a class for Austin's Free Skool project this Saturday from 7:00 - 8:30 PM at the 21st St. Co-Op.  I'll be running biweekly and it's called "Hip-Hop: A Personal History".  It's a 6-class examination of the growth of hip-hop from its origins to its current place in American (and global) pop culture.  We'll be doing a few readings, some full-album listens, watching a movie, and talking a LOT.  I think it's gonna be a lot of fun.  Here's the official course description:

Hip-Hop: A Personal History -- Since its inception in the late 1970s, hip-hop has continued to be one of the most diverse, complex, and frustratingly unclassifiable forms of American music. In this class, we will trace the history of hip-hop from its roots in the dub DJs of Brooklyn to its first commercial successes and beyond, placing special attention on the matrix of intentions, techniques, and beliefs that have driven its evolution through the years. Through critical readings and interpretations of specific artists, we will create a personal history where the music itself is the subject in question.

So, if you can't tell, the "personal" aspect of the class is examining the history through the lens of what individual emcees are trying to do in their respective contexts and time periods.  We'll talk the straight history, but the rumors are always more fun.

Again, my class will run from 7:00 - 8:30 PM on Saturdays biweekly, beginning on September 8th.  I'll post updates here with the tag "freeskool", so feel free to follow along whether you're a student or not!