The student who deceives himself into thinking that he is giving his life like an ascetic in the spirit of sacrifice for art, is the victim of a deplorable species of egotism.
Alma GluckIf 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.
Alma GluckIn 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.
Alma Gluck