berlioz only went to school for a short time, when he was ten years old. the rest of his education he had from his father. he liked french and latin literature and travel books about faraway countries. he learned to play the flute, the flageolet and the guitar. he read a book by rameau about harmony. he never had a piano. he just imagined the sounds of chords in his head. he was only 12 when he fell in love with a girl called estelle who was 18. he was teased about it a lot. he started to compose some music.