James Galway famous quotes

03-19-2025

I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a real kick out of trying.
-- James Galway

#Real #Eugenics #Self
By the time I got to the Paris Conservatoire I was very good at the scales and arpeggios.
-- James Galway

#Paris #Scales #Very Good
Taking drugs to overcome nerves is the thin edge of the wedge going in there.
-- James Galway

#Drug #Overcoming #Nerves
They are all different and I find it hard to tell what flute suits me best.
-- James Galway

#Different #Suits #Flutes
The quickest way to unlock your talent is to take the flute out of the box.
-- James Galway

#Learning #Way #Flutes
Being unprepared heightens nerves.
-- James Galway

#Nerves #Unprepared
Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.
-- James Galway

#Expression #Musical #Helping
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 know, they make no difference at all. They just make the flute look a little more special.
-- James Galway

#Thinking #Differences #Special
It is normal to be nervous.
-- James Galway

#Normal #Nervous
I use the traditional Moyse scale books slightly modified.
-- James Galway

#Book #Use #Scales
You can sightread better if you know your scales and arpeggios.
-- James Galway

#Scales
Running through things because you are familiar with them, breeds routine and this is the seed of boredom.
-- James Galway

#Running #Blessing #Boredom
Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.
-- James Galway

#Play #Singing #Flutes
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 on this new day which has been granted you.
-- James Galway

#Running #New Day #Use
You cannot prepare enough for anything.
-- James Galway

#Enough
The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.
-- James Galway

#Mind #Strange #Performers
Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding.
-- James Galway

#Musical #Way #Scales
Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.
-- James Galway

#Scales
I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies that are being played by the student.
-- James Galway

#Teacher #Thinking #Play
...I got to try the bagpipes. It was like trying to blow an octopus.
-- James Galway

#Blow #Octopus #Trying

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