I'm sitting here because I'm out of the-uh, the spotlight.

It's very warm,

and spotlights blind me

so that I can't see your wonderful faces.

During all of this time of giving workshops,

I never felt that I had a good opening sentence,

so I created one for tonight, and here it is.

The most important thing

that music teachers can do for their pupils

is to inspire and encourage

not just for music

but, more importantly, for all aspects of life.

[Bach's Prelude from the Cantata playing]

[soft piano music]

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Well, then after I felt good on the stage,

when I was around 50-

It took all that time to feel good,

to be able to play what I wanted to say on the stage.

So at the age of 50, I didn't tell anyone,