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
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.
learning way flutes
The quickest way to unlock your talent is to take the flute out of the box.
playing spoken
I think too much is spoken of playing things slowly.
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Just in case you think I play only precious metal flutes, let me tell you that I have a silver plated student model with a silver head and it is excellent.
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Listening to all these really fine players play I was impressed that they all sounded good no matter what they were playing upon.
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When you are playing your Long tones, you need to have a certain amount of tension to ensure that you flute is not moving around while you play.
flute received
I have never received a flute from them for free and I would not accept such a gift from any manufacturer.
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When I was a kid I was nervous too and it never crossed my mind to take drugs.
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Until this time in my life Julius Baker was one of the most admired names in the flute world.
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I have always bought modern flutes and enjoyed playing them.
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I always play the flute with the head-joint which comes on it.
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He was the outstanding musical genius of all time, when you think of how much he wrote and how long he lived.
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What I suggest is to practice till you can do the job without being nervous.
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The reason I play studies is to brush up my technique and style after a tour.