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Vocab Articulation
articulation/style
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| legato | play smooth and connected |
| marcato | an open, vertical wedge (∧ or sometimes a ^) placed above or below a musical note indicating to play it marked, with emphasis |
| staccato | a dot above or below a note indicating to play in a separated, detached style |
| tenuto | a line above or below a note indicating to sustain the note's full value |
| accent | a greater than sign above or below a note indicating to emphasize the note |
| ten. | abbreviation for tenuto (sustain full value) |
| slur | curved line connecting two notes of different pitches; only tongue the first note of the slur |