James Galway Quotes

• 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

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• The quickest way to unlock your talent is to take the flute out of the box.

  James Galway

  Learning, Way, Flutes

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• 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

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• ...I got to try the bagpipes. It was like trying to blow an octopus.

  James Galway

  Blow, Octopus, Trying

  James Galway (1979). “James Galway”

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• 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

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• Being unprepared heightens nerves.

  James Galway

  Nerves, Unprepared

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• You cannot prepare enough for anything.

  James Galway

  Enough

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• Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

  James Galway

  Play, Singing, Flutes

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• Taking drugs to overcome nerves is the thin edge of the wedge going in there.

  James Galway

  Drug, Overcoming, Nerves

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• 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

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• Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.

  James Galway

  Scales

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• The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

  James Galway

  Mind, Strange, Performers

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• By the time I got to the Paris Conservatoire I was very good at the scales and arpeggios.

  James Galway

  Paris, Scales, Very Good

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• It is normal to be nervous.

  James Galway

  Normal, Nervous

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• Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding.

  James Galway

  Musical, Way, Scales

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• Running through things because you are familiar with them, breeds routine and this is the seed of boredom.

  James Galway

  Running, Blessing, Boredom

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• Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

  James Galway

  Expression, Musical, Helping

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• You can sightread better if you know your scales and arpeggios.

  James Galway

  Scales, Knows, Ifs

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• They are all different and I find it hard to tell what flute suits me best.

  James Galway

  Different, Suits, Flutes

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• I use the traditional Moyse scale books slightly modified.

  James Galway

  Book, Use, Scales

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