James Galway
James Galway
Sir James Galway, OBEis an Irish virtuoso flute player from Belfast, nicknamed "The Man With the Golden Flute". Following in the footsteps of Jean-Pierre Rampal, he became one of the first flute players to establish an international career as a soloist...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionFlute Player
Date of Birth8 December 1939
CityBelfast, Northern Ireland
CountryIreland
scales
Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.
drug nerves overcoming
Taking drugs to overcome nerves is the thin edge of the wedge going in there.
paris scales very-good
By the time I got to the Paris Conservatoire I was very good at the scales and arpeggios.
nerves unprepared
Being unprepared heightens nerves.
expression musical helping
Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.
learning way flutes
The quickest way to unlock your talent is to take the flute out of the box.
book use scales
I use the traditional Moyse scale books slightly modified.
scales ifs knows
You can sightread better if you know your scales and arpeggios.
musical way scales
Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding.
mind strange performers
The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.
running new-day use
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.
blow octopus trying
...I got to try the bagpipes. It was like trying to blow an octopus.
learn lips players realize
What a lot of players do not realize is that you have to learn by feel what the lips are doing and not by looking.
flute received
I have never received a flute from them for free and I would not accept such a gift from any manufacturer.