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Look on the left side of the page, at the "Gallery of Great Guitarists". Down towards the bottom you see Jobim...

Jobim was a great songwriter. One of the founders of bossa-nova. And a pianist... but not a guitarist.

When he first came to the US, some promoter got the idea that all Latin musicians (he was Brazilian) played guitar - and they had him pose with one.

So here's a website that lists all these "great guitarists" like it's some sort of endorsement. At least one didn't play guitar. And maybe others have sued him for putting up their names (or maybe he knows better than everybody else, and it really is "Cheryl" Crow!)

Maybe he just can't spell... that would follow his not doing math real well either. Or logic. He says his 32 hours of lessons for $200 (plus freight) comes to 'about $5 per hour' (which would be 20% less than he's charging). And says you should compare the price to four semesters of music school...

Don't know where he went, but in the first four semesters at a typical music school you do get around 40 hours of private instruction... plus classes in ear training, group piano, sight singing, music history, music theory, harmony, and performing in several ensembles.]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/absolutely-understanding-guitar/#post-159971 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/absolutely-understanding-guitar/#post-159939 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:10:19 +0000
Too many exclamation marks! I'll pass! :lol:]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/absolutely-understanding-guitar/#post-159939 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/absolutely-understanding-guitar/#post-15551 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:55:23 +0000
http://www.absolutelyunderstandguitar.com/

Looks interesting.....]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows ldavis04 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/absolutely-understanding-guitar/#post-15551