"Worth remembering, too, is that professional musicians, music teachers, music education majors, and children all need to be prepared for a life beyond music."  This statement is on the last page of chapter 2 in the Woodford and I think a very important statement we should all be aware of.  In my Astronomy class in high school, the teacher taught a lot of astronomy, but also taught general knowledge.  Sometimes, an entire class would go by without even touching on the subject astronomy.  A lot of these lessons taught me many things about how the world works and what to expect after I graduate.  This influences my teaching philosophy to make sure that I don't hold the subject I teach to be the most important thing.  Students are living, breathing, ever changing human beings and it's important that they're well rounded in many subject areas.  As teachers, we must be prepared to handle the unexpected and to be willing to change our minds as to how a lesson should go.   Also we should consider this statement in our own lives.  We have to be prepared for a life beyond music.