The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

Quote by John Galsworthy

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

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 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...

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

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

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.

It is normal to be nervous.

It is normal to be nervous.

I have to report to those of you who think diamonds make a difference that...

I have to report to those of you who think diamonds make a difference that...

Matters change and morals change; men remain

Matters change and morals change; men remain

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

He was afflicted by the thought that where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight,...

He was afflicted by the thought that where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight,...

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...

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.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

A man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can...

A man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can...

I do not see scales as abstract.

I do not see scales as abstract.