In The Piano, One Has

The Student Who Deceives Himself Into Thinking That He Is Giving His Life Like An Ascetic In The Spirit Of Sacrifice For Art, Is The Victim Of A Deplorable Species Of Egotism.

The Real Artist Has No Idea That He Is Sacrificing Himself For Art. He Does “what He Does For One Reason And One Reason Only-he Can't Help Doing It”

A Student Will Send Me An Urgent Appeal To Hear Her, Saying She Is Poor And Wants My Advice As To Whether It Is Worth While To Continue Her Studies. I Invariably Refuse Such Requests.

Inspired By The Purse Rather Than The Soul, The Mercenary Side Fairly Screams In Many Of The Works Put Out By Every Day American Publishers.

When The Student Has Her Voice Under Complete Control, It Is Safe To Take Up The Lyric Repertoire Of Mendelssohn, Old English Songs, Etc. How Simple And Charming They Are!