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

I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a real kick out of trying.

I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies that are being played by the student.

Never just run through a study because you happen to be familiar with it, but use it to see what you can get from it on this new day which has been granted you.

Running through things because you are familiar with them, breeds routine and this is the seed of boredom.

It is normal to be nervous.

...I got to try the bagpipes. It was like trying to blow an octopus.