James Galway — Irish Musician born on December 08, 1939,

Sir James Galway, OBE is an Irish virtuoso flute player from Belfast, nicknamed "The Man With the Golden Flute". Following in the footsteps of Jean-Pierre Rampal, he became one of the first flute players to establish an international career as a soloist... (wikipedia)

I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a real kick out of trying.
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.
Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.
I do not see scales as abstract.