Quotes by James Galway

• 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.
• Being unprepared heightens nerves.
• Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.
• Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding.
• I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies that are being played by the student.
• You cannot prepare enough for anything.
• Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.
• You can sightread better if you know your scales and arpeggios.
• Running through things because you are familiar with them, breeds routine and this is the seed of boredom.
• Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.
• It is normal to be nervous.
• 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.
• I have never received a flute from them for free and I would not accept such a gift from any manufacturer.
• I do not see scales as abstract.
• I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a real kick out of trying.
• The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.