though a talented performer, lev aronson is perhaps best-known as an influential teacher of the cello. during his tenure in the dallas symphony, he taught several private cello students. after his retirement from the orchestra, he dedicated more time to teaching, privately and at his university appointments. he founded and conducted the dal-hi chamber players, a group of young musicians who performed in the united states and abroad in the 1970s. he taught and judged at numerous music festivals, workshops, and competitions. he even taught a course for the southern methodist university continuing education program, which introduced adults to western art music.