Please answer the following question: Facts:   - death date: 28 march 2000      - birth date: 18 november 1928    - name: john hosier    - nationality: british    - death place: london , england    - birth place: kingsbury , middlesex , england    - occupation: music educator   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john hosier .
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john hosier cbe , was a musical educator .he was born with stunted fingers so was unable to play a musical instrument himself , but nonetheless he devoted his life to music and music education .later in life , when asked about his hands by children , he would say that he used to bite his fingernails too much .