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

Quote by John Galsworthy

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It is normal to be nervous.

It is normal to be nervous.

Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but...

Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but...

Beginnings are always messy.

Beginnings are always messy.

When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing - deprived himself of the power...

When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing - deprived himself of the power...

One's eyes are what one is, one's mouth is what one becomes.

One's eyes are what one is, one's mouth is what one becomes.

I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a...

I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a...

If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one.

If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

I have never received a flute from them for free and I would not accept...

I have never received a flute from them for free and I would not accept...

I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies...

I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies...

Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.

Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.

A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what...

A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what...

I do not see scales as abstract.

I do not see scales as abstract.

Beginnings are always messy

Beginnings are always messy

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The French cook; we open tins.

The French cook; we open tins.

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

Never just run through a study because you happen to be familiar with it, but...

Never just run through a study because you happen to be familiar with it, but...

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

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