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Masterclass

"The music teacher sets a process in motion, rather than imposing it... the teacher's role is to instruct the student in the art of self-correction, or analysing and of thinking, taking decisions, then applying them to the task in hand. The teacher's ultimate aim is for the student to become independent - to become a master rather than a pupil - which the teacher must be both."

On holding a bow..."I should be able to blow on your hand and it should move."

"We already have the basis for a child to develop on its own. They need just a little push; it is a question of opening ears and eyes...I want the pupils to leave with an impeccable understanding and execution of every style - classical, baroque and contemporary."

"My childhood was remarkably free from the deforming effects of competition. The standards against which I measured my achievements were the highest, and the attempt was made in reverent awe, not in a desire to be acknowledged superior."

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