As a musician, I've always despised anything that seems to cheapen the music-making experience at the expense of "paying your dues." But as a human being, I recognize that the best music is made when there is no one left in the audience -- that is, we are all participants. If the unwashed can experience music "making" at least through the illusion of participation, why not? It is what makes us human... http://cartertechblog.com/learn-guitar