How nice to be able to agree with an opinionated woman... the last para at least... I'd agree (from without) with doc.tom that the presentational skills are sometimes a bit formulaic, but I suspect that that part is hard to teach. After all, most really proficient musicians have locked themselves up in their bedrooms practising all through their teens (haven't they?)... It need not be for money that they study- it will almost certainly be a lifetime's sustainance..