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.

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”

If the student could give up her work on my advice, she had better give it up without it. One does not study for a goal. The goal is a mere accident.

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.

One does not study for a goal. The goal is a mere accident.

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!

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.

Vocal study before age 20 is likely to be injurious, though some survive it in the hands of very careful and understanding teachers.

In the piano, one has the instrument complete before he begins; but in the case of the voice, the instrument has to be developed by study.

Time and again, a student will send me an urgent appeal to hear her, saying she is poor and wants my advice as to whether it is worthwhile to continue her studies. I invariably refuse such requests, saying that if the student could give up her work on my advice, she had better give it up without it.