Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he receives his inspiration from a source higher than himself.

I have always believed that 98% of a student's progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher.

American teachers have one indisputable advantage over foreign ones; they understand the American temperament and can judge its unevenness, its lights and its shadows.

A band is only as good as its euphonium section.

I am happy now, to recall that I was not only his son but his companion, and whenever there was a hunting expedition or any other pleasure, I was always with him.

Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its dramatic form the central idea of a composition; and how can he convey that idea successfully if he does not enter heart and soul into the life of the music and the tale it unfolds?

America can well expect to develop a goodly amount of composers for she has a goodly number of people.