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A brilliant and compassionate professor, Gilbert's ability to bring out the best in every individual musician and his sparkling sense of fun left a host of grateful and distinguished pupils all over the world. Angeleita Floyd offers Gilbert's insightful and methodical ideas with clarity, providing inspiration for us all.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Bennett\u003c\/strong\u003e, Legendary British flutist and influential teacher\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Geoffrey Gilbert was, in many ways, a private man. One had to glimpse his personality through social interactions or through his public master classes, of which there were many. Angeleita Floyd has admirably captured the essence of his teaching and his classes, and this I am sure, is the nearest we will ever get to understanding Geoffrey Gilbert, the man. 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