Practicing Scales on Autopilot?

Are you practicing scales on autopilot? Perhaps you turn on the metronome and then tear through them as fast as you can to get them over with for the day. There’s nothing interesting about practicing scales after all, is there? If this is what you think, you are short-changing yourself. Practicing scales or anything elseContinue reading “Practicing Scales on Autopilot?”

Sir James’ Scale Challenge

Have you heard about Sir James Galway’s scale practicing challenge? It has been the buzz of his forum for weeks. He has challenged all flutists who are willing to put some serious work in to go through Moyse’s Daily Exercises method book with him. He has pledged to do the practice routine prescribed in theContinue reading “Sir James’ Scale Challenge”