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

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A student will send me an urgent appeal to hear her, saying she is poor and wants my advice as to whether it is…

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The sincerity of the art worker must permeate the song as naturally as the green leaves break through the dead branches in springtime.

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

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Just as the bird sings or the butterfly soars, because it is his natural characteristic, so the artist works.

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