Yes, the "experts in the field" triggers a negative reaction in me.

I fear that is just what these programmes will create.

I think it most important to remember that the current generation of musicians up and coming, who have the greatest technical mastery of the music ever, did not learn their chops through tuition programmes.

A degree programme suggests that people within academe have more expertise than those outside it. That can't be a healthy development for communal traditions rooted in marginalised cultures.

All disclaimers about opinion apply, of course.