Having played violin in my younger days, this book revived many memories, good and bad, of past music teachers. This is the story of a feared and beloved music teacher told by a former student and one of the man's daughters. Jerome (call me Jerry) Kupchynsky was a tyrant to his students but taught them more than just music. Born in the Ukraine, he was a survivor of a Nazi labor camp who came to the U.S., taught music in a school and gave private lessons, cared for an invalid wife, raised his daughters, and searched for one who went missing. He was feared and loved by his students, many of whom gathered together to remember him after his death. He was one of those teachers students never forget and it's a fascinating story.
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