Technique or Musicality

[ambition]

 There are many teachers around the world who talks mostly about technique and Musicality

 How about your teachers?
 What do they mostly talk about?
 
 Well my teachers doesn't really talk about technique.
 He always explains and make me play with more musical meaning..

 

[rc]

Musicality implies technique, enough technique to pull off the notes. Musicality is the goal.

My teacher talks to me about musicality... because I always try to have the technique already done for the lesson. If I can't figure out the technique on my own, then I ask my teacher and then he talks about technique.

If your teacher doesn't talk to you about technique, it probably means you're doing a good job of that yourself.

[mrchops10]

I have a slightly different divide--concept and execution. Concept is the ability to look at a piece of music and come up with a plan or idea as to the logical and emotional progression. Execution is the ability to transfer that into sound. I like this divide better because technique sounds like it only is about playing fast/difficult, but execution encompasses pedaling, coloring, articulation, etc. Also musicality is misleading I think because it just sounds like you should "emote," when really, you should have a plan to bring your listeners into the piece, and then hold them there. Hopefully, a teacher talks about both, and I would worry if my teacher never mentioned execution. Actually, the teacher I'm with now talks mainly about execution. The concept is up to me.

Your teacher should recognize your own conclusions about the piece, then help you to refine your concept, and then execute it. Any less is not enough, I think.