Questions tagged [articulation]
The technique which affects the transition or continuity on a single note or between multiple notes.
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What is the proper name of the dash symbol over a note and how to play it
Can anyone specify the name of the particular symbol above the crotchet? According to Wikipedia it's called a Tenuto but my teacher said it's called a "dash". Which one is correct? Or are both names ...
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How to play same note legato?
This question is about this arrangement for a beginner:
http://makingmusicfun.net/htm/f_printit_free_printable_sheet_music/marriage-of-figaro-piano.htm
There is one big slur over the first several ...
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What does an arc mean above the notes in a piano sheet music? How do I play it?
See the picture above. Is there a website where these (perhaps not so basic) notations are collected?
UPDATE: I see Wikipedia has a nice collection of musical notations.
How do I play the slur on ...
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How long is Staccato?
Question for skimmers: how do we know when to play portamento/portato or a dry staccato? Is it based on a date or composer? Or is a half-staccato still common practice?
Sometime in college I played a ...
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What is this notation in Debussy's “Engulfed Cathedral”?
In light of the recent portato question at What do the dots and lines underneath these chords mean?, what did Debussy mean by the tied portato on the third quarter note of the second measure of ...
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How to transition between notes in Bansuri
Ok, at this point, I am teaching myself Bansuri (A Scale) by playing simple tunes 10-15 min a day (totally swamped nowadays)
Playing Om Jai Jagdish Hare it quite straightforward (plus I am familiar ...
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So, what does this tenuto mark mean in Bernstein's piano music?
This is a bar from the fifth of Bernstein's Five Anniversaries, "For Susanna Kyle".
It's a nice and easy tune that sounds vaguely like what Satie would have composed in his youth were he not wasted ...
