Never miss an opportunity to teach; when you teach others, you teach yourself.
Just imagine yourself in a wheelchair. Go through the building. If there's a place you can't go in, it's not accessible.
Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.
There are people who are uncanny, who are finished products at a young age. I wasn't, thank God.
So many things can drive you mad as a child, not only music.
I'm now doing three things: concerts, conducting, and teaching, and they each support each other. I learn to see things from different perspectives and listen with different ears. The most important thing that you need to do is really listen.