“天有日月星,地有水火风,人有精气神”,这是林耀基教授喜爱的一句民间谚语,拉琴需要“精”、“气”、“神”,做人更要有“精”、“气”、“神”。正是靠着这股“精”、“气”、“神”,林耀基教授为我国培养了众多优秀的小提琴艺术人才,他的小提琴教学理论与实践,成为我国小提琴教育事业的宝贵财富。林耀基祖籍广东侨乡台山,父亲是一位喜爱美术的美国华侨。1937年春夏之交,林耀 “There are sun and moon stars, there is water and fire, people have the essence of God,” which is Professor Lin Yaoji favorite of a folk proverb, Latin piano needs “refined”, “gas”, “God”, a man must have “fine ”,“ Gas ”,“ God. ” It is by virtue of this “essence”, “qi” and “god” that Professor Lin Yaoji has cultivated many outstanding violin art talents for our country. His theory and practice of violin teaching have become the precious asset of violin education in our country. Lin Yaoji native of Guangdong’s overseas Chinese in Taishan, his father is a favorite American art overseas Chinese. Spring and summer 1937, Lin Yao