“After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that.” Quote by Reggie Jackson
“When I was very young, Denmark was a very small country, and we still are, but it was then very provincial and everybody knew everybody. Now, we are very much like the rest of the world, especially with the arrival of the internet.” WorldStillsCountryYoungInternetArrivalsDenmarkSmall Countries Author:Michala Petri
“Many people used to call me a child prodigy, but I never thought that. I knew that I had learned everything, that I had very good circumstances.” PeopleChildrenUsedCircumstancesVery GoodCall MeProdigies Author:Michala Petri
“It was quite unusual to use the recorder as a concert instrument. But my mother, a pianist, actually helped me a lot by assuming that anything done on the piano can easily be done on the recorder! She helped me with technique and was just as critical about my playing as she was with her own. I think that has been one of my fortunes.” ThinkingHas BeensDoneUseMotherInstrumentsAssumingFortuneCriticalTechniquePianoConcertsUnusualPianistRecorders Author:Michala Petri
“To me, the advantage of the recorder is that it is so natural. I love the fact that it is just a piece of wood, that there are almost no mechanics involved.” FactsNaturalPiecesInvolvedAdvantageWoodsMechanicRecorders Author:Michala Petri
“When you play the oboe, the flute or other wind instruments, there is something between you and the breath; there is the embouchure, the reed, etc. But with the recorder, I receive an immediate response from the instrument. This is something that attracted me to the instrument, that I could immediately feel the response of what I was doing.” FeelsPlayWindBreathsInstrumentsResponseEtcReedsFlutesRecordersOboesWind Instruments Author:Michala Petri
“Composers often think in terms of music and not of an instrument itself.” ThinkingTermInstrumentsComposer Author:Michala Petri
“I think that today, in Europe at least, people don't tend to think so much about the instrument that is producing the music; they are more interested to see if the musician actually has something to say.” PeopleIfsThinkingTodayMusicianEuropeInstruments Author:Michala Petri
“Of course, the recorder will never have the repertoire of the piano or the violin.” CoursesPianoViolinRecorders Author:Michala Petri
“It is not very natural to make dynamic changes with the recorder. When you play a long note and want to make a diminuendo, the pitch will fall, and vice versa. So you need to adjust these with your fingers.” WantNeedsLongPlayFallNaturalNotesFingersVicesVice VersaRecorders Author:Michala Petri
“I have always personally preferred to think of what is more difficult for my instrument, and not what is the most natural or the easiest. I enjoy the challenges - especially those that come with composers who have written contemporary music for the recorder.” ThinkingEnjoyDifficultNaturalChallengesWrittenInstrumentsContemporaryComposerRecordersContemporary Music Author:Michala Petri