小泽征尔说,他最初的音乐实践“只是给人家唱赞美歌”,他“并不认为这对后来成为一个音乐家有什么不光彩”。小泽征尔认为:“赞美歌比旋律更使人感到和谐。”他“从童年起就体会到这种和谐的音调了”。后来,他跟丰增老师学习钢琴,练习一些巴赫的曲子。老师让他从巴赫学起,但他那时正处于小学升初中的时期,并不喜欢识谱。他说:“对位法很难掌握,我对巴赫也无多大兴趣。我是硬被老师拖进音乐中来的。”后来,小泽征尔在一次打橄榄球时摔伤了手,老师把他找去,问他“愿不愿意学习作曲?”他说:“作曲当然可以,但我更愿当乐队指挥。”他那时便 Seiji Ozawa said his first musical practice was “just singing praise songs to others,” and he “does not think it would be disgraceful to become a musician later.” Seiji Ozawa thinks: “Praise songs are more harmonious than melodies.” He “learned the tone of harmony from childhood.” Later, he studied piano with Professor Tsutsui and practiced some of Bach’s songs. The teacher asked him to start with Bach, but he was still in junior high school and did not like to read it. He said: “The para-position method is hard to grasp, and I’m not much interested in Bach either. I was dragged by the teacher into the music.” Later, Seiji Seiji broke his hand when playing rugby and the teacher put him Go and ask him “Would you like to learn composing music?” He said: “Composer is OK, of course, but I prefer band conductor.”