“Both of my parents are actually music teachers. I think I got to a certain age where I decided I'd rather be a baseball player than a musician. Now, like most kids, I regret it.” ThinkingKidsAgeCertainParentTeacherPlayerRegretMusicianDecidedBaseballI RegretBaseball PlayerMusic Teacher Author:Charlie Day
“They [the teachers at European conservatories] taught us because they wanted to pass the knowledge on and educate young musicians. It was not because they had to teach because they failed as musicians. There is a huge difference in the reasons why someone is teaching and what they can offer and what they cannot offer.” ReasonWantedYoungDifferencesTeachTeacherTeachingTaughtHugeOffersMusicianReason WhyEducateTaught UsConservatory Author:Miroslav Vitous
“The Lord calls each one of His children, no matter what his occupation-lawyer, doctor, maintenance man, carpenter, accountant, athlete, musician, teacher, homeschooling mom, and so on-to have a real prayer life.” MenChildrenRealMatterPrayerLordTeacherMomMusicianDoctorsNo Matter WhatAthleteLawyerOccupationMaintenanceAccountantsCarpenterHomeschoolingPrayer Life Author:Mike Bickle
“Most people you'd tell "I'm gonna be a musician," they'd say, "you're crazy, you're gonna starve, you're gonna be poor, a drug addict, go to jail, you'll never make it, there's too much competition, it's a terrible business," etc. But my chorus teacher in high school said, "you've got what it takes to be a really good professional musician, you should consider it." That was an epiphany for me. So I thought, well, maybe I can help somebody, too.” PeopleShouldWellsSaidI CanHelpingSchoolPoorToo MuchTeacherCrazyTerribleDrugMusicianHigh SchoolCompetitionEtcJailAddictEpiphanyChorusDrug Addict Author:Billy Joel
“I'd been trained as a classical musician, but also as a pop musician. My teacher made sure that everything was available.” MadeTeacherMusicianAvailablePopsClassical MusicPop MusicClassical Musicians Author:Jeanine Tesori
“As both a musician and a former teacher, I feel that music is as important to kids as reading and writing.” FeelsWritingImportantKidsReadingTeacherMusicianMusic IsFormerReading And Writing Author:Sheryl Crow
“I get so much from having the opportunity to interface with the younger people and to bring information to them and to represent our culture and our way of life. The feeling and the warmth and the love, it's unbelievable. The type of exchange that goes on between students and teachers or visiting people who are doing master classes, and not just when they're musicians. Even general classes, when the students are not necessarily musicians.” PeopleWayFeelingsCultureOpportunityClassTeacherInformationStudentsMastersTypeGoes OnMusicianWarmthUnbelievableVisitingInterfacesTeacher And Student Author:Wynton Marsalis
“My father was a teacher, my mama was a community worker, I taught in so many schools. So when you get that experience of how to communicate with younger people, put that hand on them and give them that old-school feeling, the maturity and adult, a lot of our kids just need the feeling of that love, and that's the frame of reference that I teach from and that's the frame of reference that all of our musicians in the Jazz at Lincoln Center.” PeopleNeedsGivingFeelingsHandsKidsSchoolFatherCommunityTeachTeacherTaughtMusicianAdultsJazzWorkersCommunicateMaturityMamaOld SchoolFrame Of ReferenceLincoln Center Author:Wynton Marsalis
“I think right now is when we need to hear different voices coming out of all parts of the world. You can't just hear the politicians and the military leaders. You have to hear from the taxi drivers. You have to hear from the painters. You have to hear from the poets. You have to hear from the school teachers and the filmmakers and musicians.” ThinkingWorldNeedsDifferentSchoolVoiceLeaderTeacherMilitaryPoetPoliticianRight NowMusicianPainterFilmmakerDriversComing OutTaxiSchool TeachersMilitary LeaderDifferent Voices Author:Michael Franti