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

Quote by John Galsworthy

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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...

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...

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

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...

I do not see scales as abstract.

I do not see scales as abstract.

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

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

It is normal to be nervous.

It is normal to be nervous.

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

The French cook; we open tins.

The French cook; we open tins.

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...

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings

The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings

Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and...

Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and...