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
fine good impressed listening matter players playing
Listening to all these really fine players play I was impressed that they all sounded good no matter what they were playing upon.
bought enjoyed modern playing
I have always bought modern flutes and enjoyed playing them.
enjoy enjoyed hope playing
What ever you play, I hope you enjoy playing it as much as I have enjoyed playing all of these flutes over my career.
amount certain ensure flute moving playing tension
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.
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.
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I think too much is spoken of playing things slowly.
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Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.
teacher thinking play
I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies that are being played by the student.
agree good playing
I do agree that playing an etude with a metronome is a good idea.
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I believe if a flute is truly worth anything the maker should sell it and the player should buy it.
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What I suggest is to practice till you can do the job without being nervous.
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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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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.
helps singing
Singing is also important as this helps with your projection.