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NAME
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DESCRIPTION
|
NOTATION
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COMMENTS
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legato
|
played
without tonguing
|
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legato |
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nonlegato
|
each
individual note tongued and separated
|
|
nonlegato |
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staccato
|
short
and separated notes (all tongued)
|
|
staccato |
|
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staccatissimo
|
very
short notes (tongued)
|
Either
a verbal indication, thus:

or 'wedge' notation, as follows:
|
staccatissimo |
|
|
'tenuto'
and other markings
|
variations
on the above articulations
|
This
is often called 'tenuto':

Here's another common variation of nonlegato:
and three less common variations of legato:



|
other markings |
Opinions
vary widely as to the meaning of these symbols! Watch the video clip
for a brief explanation. |
|
double
and triple tonguing
|
partial
tonguing in groups of two or three (e.g. on syllables ta-ka, or
ta-ka-ka) to give a very rapid articulation
|
double
tonguing

triple tonguing

|
double and triple tonguing
triple
tonguing
|
|
|
flutter
tonguing
|
a
rolled 'r' tonguing
|
|
fluttertonguing |
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