 He also taught at the École Normale de Musique in Paris.His many students included Jehan Alain, Elsa Barraine, Yvonne Desportes, Francis Chagrin, Carlos Chávez, Maurice Duruflé, Georges Hugon, Jean Langlais, Olivier Messiaen, Manuel Ponce, Joaquín Rodrigo, David Van Vactor and Xian Xinghai.As a teacher he was conservative but always encouraging of talent, telling one student, "It's obvious that you really love music.