James Galway Quotes
- Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.
- Never just run through a study because you happen to be familiar with it, but use it to see what you can get from it…
- You cannot prepare enough for anything.
- The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.
- Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding.
- Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.
- I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies that are being played by the student.
- You can sightread better if you know your scales and arpeggios.
- I use the traditional Moyse scale books slightly modified.
- By the time I got to the Paris Conservatoire I was very good at the scales and arpeggios.
- Taking drugs to overcome nerves is the thin edge of the wedge going in there.
- They are all different and I find it hard to tell what flute suits me best.
- The quickest way to unlock your talent is to take the flute out of the box.
- Being unprepared heightens nerves.
- Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.
- I have to report to those of you who think diamonds make a difference that I cannot tell what it is. Seriously, as you all…
- It is normal to be nervous.
- I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a real kick out of trying.
- Running through things because you are familiar with them, breeds routine and this is the seed of boredom.
- I have never received a flute from them for free and I would not accept such a gift from any manufacturer.