Editing Louis Braille (section)

===Teacher and musician===
Braille read Haüy's books repeatedly, and he was equally attentive to the oral instruction offered by the school. He proved to be a highly proficient student and, after he had exhausted the school's curriculum, he was immediately asked to remain a teacher's aide. By 1833, he was elevated to a full professorship. For much of the rest of his life, Braille stayed at the Institute where he taught history, geometry, and algebra.<ref name=Farrell98/><ref name=Olmstrom>Olmstrom, pp. 161–162.</ref>

Braille's ear for music enabled him to become an accomplished cellist and [[Organ (music)|organist]] in classes taught by [[Jean-Nicolas Marrigues]]. Later in life, his musical talents led him to play the organ for churches all over France. A devout [[Catholic Church|Catholic]],<ref>Mellor, p. 5.</ref> Braille held the position of organist in Paris at the [[Church of Saint-Nicholas-des-Champs, Paris|Church of Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uquebec.ca/musique/orgues/france/snicolascp.html |title=Église Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs |language=fr, en |year=2011 |publisher=Universite du Quebec |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224132503/http://www.uquebec.ca/musique/orgues/france/snicolascp.html |archive-date=24 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> from 1834 to 1839, and later at the [[Church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris|Church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul]].<ref>Mellor, p. 78.</ref>