Michael Cooper wrote:

>I wasn't terribly bothered by Earl Wild's comments, although I don't
>agree with them.  You can only teach someone to play the way you know
>how to play.  ...
>
>As for the way in which he communicated his idea, I think we all allow
>some idiosyncrasy from the greats, in their playing and their speech.
>Also, because Argerich is placed upon a musical pedestal in many minds,
>such a remark can be made for effect, to shock the listener to attention

exactly ... i think .... teaching is about laying a foundation. not
building the walls ....

MWH