# JOHN ALEY — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## instructor

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### name

JOHN ALEY

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### last observed at

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### ratings

#### review count

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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#### quality count

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#### difficulty count

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## term

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## reviews

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    "comment": "Awful. John manufactures a fake guru status about himself that is significantly harmful to his students. Total joke of an artist, musician and trumpet player. There is a reason no one outside of his little bubble has ever heard of him. I personally witness him get lost during a concert, and stop the whole thing, TWICE!!",
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    "comment": "Its a good thing John finally retired. As a classical trumpet player and teacher he is very good. But he is totally unaware of trumpet music outside of the classical genre, and refuses to acknowledge it in his teaching. As professor of trumpet, he should have a much wider knowledge of the WHOLE spectrum of playing.",
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    "review_date": "2016-12-22 23:11:05 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "John is a wonderful human being and a great teacher. He's the kind of professor that really cares about your success and does all he can to help you achieve your goals. Studying private trumpet with him was a privilege and one of the most enlightening experiences of my career as a student.",
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    "comment": "Played a large part in making me the person I am today. A wonderful person and teacher!",
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