There is no complete spiritual life without music, for the human soul has regions which can be illuminated only by music.

To teach a child an instrument without first giving him preparatory training and without developing singing, reading and dictating to the highest level along with the playing is to build upon sand.

The laws of morals and the laws of music are the same

There is no complete spiritual life without music, for the human soul has regions which can be illuminated only by music.

Real art is one of the most powerful forces in the rise of mankind, and he who renders it accessible to as many people as possible is a benefactor of humanity.

Singing connected with movements and action is a much more ancient, and, at the same time, more complex phenomenon than is a simple song.

It is our firm conviction that mankind will live the happier when it has learned to live with music more worthily. Whoever works to promote this end, in one way or another, has not lived in vain.