A importância das Escalas...

...segundo quem sabe:

" You must sedulously practice all scales"
ROBERT SCHUMANN

"Scales should never be dry. If you are not interested in them, work with them until you become interested in them"

A. RUBINSTEIN

" Give special study to passing the thumb under the hand and passing the hand over the thumb.
This makes the practice of scales and arpeggios indispensable"
J. PADEREWSKI

" Practice scales every day of your life"
WM. SHERWOOD

" Do you ask me how good a player you may become? Then tell me how much you practice the scales"
CARL CZERNY

"During the first five years the backbone of ail the daily work in Russian music schools is scales and arpeggios. The pupil who attempted complicated pieces without this preliminary drill would be laughed at in Russia"
JOSEF LHEVINNE

"The scale of C should reign supreme until the practice habits are formed so that they will reign supreme while playing the other scales. Pearls lie at the bottom of the sea. Most pupils seem to expect them floating upon the top of the water. They never float, and the one who would have his scales shine with the beautyof splendid gems must first dive deep for the gems"
V. DE PACHMANN

"I have never known a piano student to finger well or read rapidly who was deficient in scale practice"
E. M. BOWMAN

" I consider the practice of scales important not only for the fingers, but also for the discipline of the ear with regard to the feeling of tonality (key), understanding of intervals, and the comprehension of the total compass of the piano"
JOSEF HOFMANN

"To the young student and to the performing artist the daily practice of scales is alike indispensable. Nor has it been found possible to supersede the practice of scales with any other form of exercise. Without their constant use, it is not possible to impart to playing certain qualities of fluency, neatness and consistency in running passages, qualities universally recognized as charateristic of well trained pianists"
WILLIAM MASON

"I believe this matter of insisting upon a thorough technical knowledge, particularly scale playing, is a very vital one.The mere ability to play a few pieces does not constitute musical proficiency"
S. RACHMANINOFF

"Few artists realize the beauty of a perfectly played scale and too few teachers insist upon it,"
S. STOJOWSKI

"I play all the scales in different forms in all keys once a day"
PEPITO ARRIOLA