"musical techniques" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is often used to describe different methods, tools, or approaches used in creating music. For example, "The music students learned about various musical techniques, such as tempo, tone, and dynamics."
The use of African American musical techniques, images and conceits in popular music largely by and for white Americans has been widespread since at least the mid-19th century songs of Stephen Foster and the rise of minstrel shows.
By the mid-19th century, a distinctly African American folk tradition was well-known and widespread, and African American musical techniques, instruments and images became a part of mainstream American music through spirituals, minstrel shows and slave songs.
"Amazing Grace" is emblematic of several kinds of folk music styles, often used as the standard example to illustrate such musical techniques as lining out and call and response, that have been practiced in both black and white folk music.
But patterns of repetition aren't just musical techniques for composers to play with.
This relates to packaging and presentation as well as musical techniques.
"When an artist writes a book, if they're a musician, they may use musical techniques.
Musicality can transcend sheer musical technique and to some extent even interpretive skills.
For many it has proved an effective way to acquire musical technique.
He is something of a father figure, dispensing life lessons as well as wisdom about musical technique.
The new technologies may reinforce the old prejudice, resurrected by Mr. Kennicott, that film composers lack traditional musical technique.
A jazz fan taken to a rock concert might admire the musical technique, but he probably wouldn't make an ecstatic rush to the stage.
