In The Piano, One Has

One Does Not Study For A Goal. The Goal Is A Mere Accident.

We Are Rich In The Quantity Of Songs Rather Than In The Quality. The Singer Has To Go Through Hundreds Of Compositions Before He Finds One That Really Says Something.

Acquiring A Repertoire In These Days, When The Vocal Literature Is So Immense, So Overwhelming, That The Student With Sense Will Devote All His Energies To Work And Not Imagine Himself A Martyr To Art.

Vocal Study Before Age 20 Is Likely To Be Injurious, Though Some Survive It In The Hands Of Very Careful And Understanding Teachers.

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.