By the time I got to the Paris Conservatoire I was very good at the scales and arpeggios.
I use the traditional Moyse scale books slightly modified.
The quickest way to unlock your talent is to take the flute out of the box.
Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.
The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.
...I got to try the bagpipes. It was like trying to blow an octopus.