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- A curved line above or below a group of notes tells you those notes should be played legato – smoothly, with no gaps between the notes. A slur is a legato line over a few notes which means they should not be rearticulated.
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Legato technique is required for slurred performance, but unlike slurring (as that term is interpreted for some instruments), legato does not forbid rearticulation. In standard notation legato is indicated either with the word legato itself, or by a slur (a curved line) under the notes that are to be joined in one legato group.
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Staccato is one of the most common musical articulations. The music definition of Staccato literally means “short, detached” and is shown by a dot written above or below the note. If you see a dot above/below a note then this means that the note should not be held for its complete duration– it should be shortened slightly to detach it from its neig...
Legato is the opposite of staccato – legato literally means “smooth, together”. A legato phrase is one that should be played smoothly with no gap between the notes played. A legato phrase is indicated by a curved line (called a phrase mark)over the top of/underneath the music. The following line of music has a legato phrase mark and so should be pl...
Slides
A slide (or glissando or portamento) means the performer swoops up/down in pitch from one note to the next rather than jumping straight to the note. This is indicated by a straight diagonal line. So, the following music… ….tells the performer to swoop up from the 1st note to the 2nd note. This is fairly easy to do on most instruments, but on a piano this involves running your thumb nail quickly along the keys (piano glissandi are commonly heard in rock and roll music where the piano player do...
Harmonics
String instruments have the ability to play harmonics. Harmonics are indicated by the following symbol…. Here is an example of how a harmonic sounds on a guitar:
I have put together a printable Music Articulations Chart showing the most common articulation markings you will come across. I hope it helps! Click on the image to open the PDF version. Share this post: on Twitter on Facebook on Google+
Jul 29, 2019 · Slurs mean to play the notes legato, or to put it into English – play the notes smoothly, connected or without any silence between the notes. How this is done depends on your instrument. On piano, do not lift the finger of the first note until you go to play the 2nd note.
Apr 28, 2024 · Slur is a western musical notation that conveys playing a sequence of two or more notes without taking any pause in between them. To be more specific, the notes should be played in legato. Legato means that each note has to be played smoothly and should be connected with another note.
Feb 24, 2024 · Like a legato marking, it’s a sloped line between two or more notes. But, the distinction is that ties connect two or more notes of the same pitch , whilst legato or slurs connect notes of different pitches.
Feb 2, 2017 · In piano music, you can make a rough distinction between "short" and "long" slurs. "Short" slurs over 2 notes up to about 4 notes are the most informative. They mean that the notes should be joined together (legato), except for the last note which is played slightly shorter than its written value.
Slur. Slurs are the opposite of staccatos. They look like a long arching line (in the shape of a rainbow) placed above or below two or more notes that are not the same pitch. The term we use to describe how to play slurs is legato. Legato means to play smoothly without any separation or break between the notes.
