Josef Proksch

His daughter, Marie Proksch, was also a well-known pianist and composer.

Proksch, who became blind at the age of 13,[1] was a pupil of Jan Antonín Koželuh.

[2] In 1830, Proksch opened the Musikbildungsanstalt (Music Academy) in Prague.

[2] His teaching method of having several students play simultaneously during piano lessons was continued for over a hundred years.

His most famous student was Bedřich Smetana, whom Proksch taught piano and music theory from 1843 to 1847.