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was asked the following question directly about whether musicality and musical technique are separate issues to be worked separately "Do you think that in teaching repertoire and technical issues, they should be separate things, or did you always combine both things working musically and technically
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techniques (correct positioning and shaping of the mouth and proper breathing), while woodwind instruments often require fingering technique, brass instruments often have simpler fingering than woodwinds but require a basic understanding of the
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teach how to move quickly and gracefully from one note to another (usually by step). Arpeggios teach how to play broken chords over larger intervals. Many of these components of music are found in difficult compositions, for example, a large
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in order to produce the precise musical effects they desire. Improving one's technique generally entails practicing exercises that improve one's muscular sensitivity and agility. Technique is independent of
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are often tuned), so it is often taught to students at the beginning of study of most instrumentals. Different instruments require varying techniques. For example,
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are distinguished from more simple and more common techniques. Musical technique may also be distinguished from
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is a musical technique which is performed directly before nearly all instruments are used (even
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argued that musical technique's "most striking and distinctive characteristic" is
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Ability of musicians to exert optimal control of their instruments and/or bodies
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To see these musicians saying these statements see the following video showing
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The Fine Art of Repetition: Essays in the Philosophy of Music
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at the same time?" Rostropovich responded with the following
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musicians to exert optimal control of their instruments or
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To improve their technique, musicians often practice
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Vocal pedagogy

tabor pipe
Play scale
instrumental
vocal
vocal cords
musicality
composers
classical music
compositions
musical improvisation
Extended techniques
music theory
intonation
timbre
articulation
musical phrasing
ear training
musical intervals
notes
natural
minor
major
chromatic scales
minor
major triads
dominant
diminished sevenths
arpeggios

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