Only art of intrinsic value is suitable for children! Everything else is harmful.

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.

Let us take our children seriously! Everything else follows from this... only the best is good enough for a child.

I would advise my young colleagues, the composers of symphonies, to drop in sometimes at the kindergarten, too. It is there that it is decided whether there will be anybody to understand their works in twenty years' time.

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

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