n at interview at the Kronberg academy Mstislav Rostropovich 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 at the same time?" Rostropovich responded with the following (partial quote, see video link below for full answer to question) "...if you know which kind of sound you must produce for this composition, your muscles automatically play what is needed for that. Because your brain, dictates to your muscles much better than your teacher dictates to you. Sometimes of course I must make something technically more precise, but most important, your idea, how you must play in your brain."

Alexander Markov is quoted as saying "See I always felt about the music and the technical aspect of it, to it's very much together, I know some violinists some musicians who isolate the technical aspect of playing violin from the music itself, but to me they work hand in hand so much. So for example, the more I get involved musically the more technically I am accurate."

Pamela Frank is quoted as saying "...Practicing technique separate from music, I really don't believe in,...the way you play is the way you have practiced. If you have practiced mechanically you will play mechanically. If you treat a scale like a great melody when it shows up in the Beethoven concerto it will be a great melody."