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Estevan -> RE: Andalusian Guitars are made in Mexico according to one source (Feb. 10 2010 11:29:11)
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allegedly a guitar instructor at a music conservatory in Canada
To be fair this needs clarification, and I'll elaborate slightly on what Mike has already said.
Ruben does teach under the auspices of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. It's a schizophrenic institution with two very distinct divisions. There is the section formerly known as the Professional School, now called the Glenn Gould School (poor Gould, who hated concert halls, competitions and music schools, now has one of each named after him), which provides advanced training to players of orchestral instruments and piano.
Then there is the Community School, now called the Conservatory School (the previous names were actually more informative about the nature of the two departments), which is - a community music school, meaning that it offers lessons to amateur musicians of all levels and ages. In recent years it has expanded its offerings to include various kinds of pop and "World" music, and that's where Ruben fits in.
From their website:
"It is designed for people of all ages, levels of ability, cultural backgrounds and artistic interests. Renowned for its exceptional academic instruction, we offer a wide variety of musical and creative education including everything from classical, popular, folk, jazz, and world music to classes in writing and film making."
You can see him listed here:
http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=Portal_Faculty_List_01
Nowhere in the course listings will you find any reference to courses in "Paco de Lucia's Technique" or "Paco de Lucia's Repertoire", unlike in the countless videos where Ruben uses the name of the institution and the false title of Professor, or in his other advertising:
http://tinyurl.com/RD-PdL-RCM
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