Dr. Jacob C. Neupauer

About a week after Doc passed, while driving down the Turnpike, I reached for my cell phone to call him then quickly realized, I can't, he's gone. My teacher, my mentor, my friend is no longer a phone call or short drive away.

Doc used to say, 'take advantage of me while you can, come here every day and learn all that you can because one day my lights will go out and that's it, finish.' Over the last year or so when his body was giving out on him, his spirit and his intellect...

"Dr. Neupauer was one of the rare individuals who could make one a better musician and a better person. On the par with the great teachers of the past and present, he knew your strong and weak points and was able bring everything into focus and perspective with compassion and tough love. His legacy will continue long after his passing by his students who grace the various stages, schools, churches, recordings and films. I take my place among them with respect, gratitute and humility". ...

"Dr. Neupauer was one of those rare individuals who could make a student a better musician and a better person at the same time. He was on the par with the great teachers of the past and if you found yourself in his company, you were a blessed individual. I met Dr. Neupauer in 1956 and our association and friendship lasted until his passing, but like all great teachers and great individuals, his influence will continue to enrich new generations through the students that he inspired to...