Editing Pierre Bernac (section)

===Teacher===
While still active as a singer, Bernac was also a teacher. In ''Grove's Dictionary'', [[Alan Blyth]] says of Bernac, "Among his many pupils the most distinguished was [[Gérard Souzay]], whose style owed much to Bernac's example". Others who studied with Bernac include [[Elly Ameling]], [[Grace Bumbry]], [[Mattiwilda Dobbs]], [[Carol Neblett]] and [[Jessye Norman]].<ref>Steane, J. B. [https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000000762 "Ameling, Elly"]; Blyth, Alan, and Meredith Eliassen. [https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-1002234611 "Bumbry, Grace"]; Dyer, Richard, and Elizabeth Forbes. [https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-1002234996 "Dobbs, Mattiwilda"]; Wierzbicki, James and Elizabeth Forbes. [https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-5000903436 "Neblett, Carol"]; and Bernheimer, Martin, Alan Blyth, and Karen M. Bryan. [https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-1002252060 "Norman, Jessye"] ''Grove Music Online'', Oxford University Press. Retrieved 18 May 2020 {{subscription required}}</ref>
''[[The Musical Times]]'' called him "an outstanding teacher of song interpretation &ndash; visionary, precise, tireless and loving."<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/pss/963227 "Pierre Bernac"], ''The Musical Times'', January 1980, p. 48 {{subscription required}}</ref> In retirement, Bernac conducted masterclasses in France, Britain and the US and was on the faculty of the [[Fontainebleau Schools#The American Conservatory|American Conservatory, Fontainebleau]].<ref name=baker/>