James Galway Scales Quotations

Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.

Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding.

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

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.

I use the traditional Moyse scale books slightly modified.

By the time I got to the Paris Conservatoire I was very good at the scales and arpeggios.