As a youthful teacher, l was inclined to devalue teaching. lt came easily to me. The study of education was very accessible compared with my
other subjects of study and I did not respect what came easily. lt took me
many years to come to see how invaluable is its work, how imperative is its
mission to the wider life of music and culture. and how widespread an
activity it is in our daily lives. I first learned to teach from my father. who
was a teacher before me. As early as I can remember, I watched him teach.
He was an expositor-a teacher gifted with the ability to break difficult
things down into simple elements and present them in a clear and logical manner.