Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.
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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.James Galway
Being unprepared heightens nerves.
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I do agree that playing an etude with a metronome is a good idea.
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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.
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I am just another customer as far as they are concerned and when I order a flute I have to wait 9 months to a year until it is delivered. I do not ask for special treatment and I don't get it either.
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The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.
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