By the time I got to the Paris Conservatoire I was very good at the scales and arpeggios.
The quickest way to unlock your talent is to take the flute out of the box.
I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a real kick out of trying.
I use the traditional Moyse scale books slightly modified.
They are all different and I find it hard to tell what flute suits me best.
Being unprepared heightens nerves.