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Chopin was a piano teacher
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Chopin: Compositions, pronunciation, biography and other facts
8. Chopin was a piano teacher
As as way of making money while living in Paris, Chopin built up a book of rich contacts to whom he would give piano lessons. Unfortunately, he felt too embarrassed to ask his pupils for money, so he looked away while they left the fee on the mantelpiece!
