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

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There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what...

There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what...

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

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.

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 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...

Beginnings are always messy.

Beginnings are always messy.

The French cook; we open tins.

The French cook; we open tins.

Matters change and morals change; men remain

Matters change and morals change; men remain

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...

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...

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...

Love has no age, no limit; and no death.

Love has no age, no limit; and no death.

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

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

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

Headlines twice the size of the events.

Headlines twice the size of the events.

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...

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

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

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.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.