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
helps singing
Singing is also important as this helps with your projection.
bought breeze buy flute general intended top truthfully wind
There is no way Top Wind can think that I am going to breeze in and buy a flute, so I can truthfully say that the flute I bought from them was intended for the general market.
great life married year
The year 1984 was one of the great years in my life being the year I married Jeanne.
looks practice till
I practice my concerti and recitals till it looks easy.
amazed bricks everyday fail great mortar number people practice scales
I never fail to be amazed by the great number of people who do not practice scales and arpeggios, the very bricks and mortar of our everyday repertoire.
blow octopus trying
...I got to try the bagpipes. It was like trying to blow an octopus.
running blessing boredom
Running through things because you are familiar with them, breeds routine and this is the seed of boredom.
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.
enough
You cannot prepare enough for anything.
mind strange performers
The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.
musical way scales
Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding.
scales ifs knows
You can sightread better if you know your scales and arpeggios.
book use scales
I use the traditional Moyse scale books slightly modified.
learning way flutes
The quickest way to unlock your talent is to take the flute out of the box.