A legato phrase is one that should be played smoothly with no gap between the notes played. The following line of music has a legato phrase mark and so should be played as smoothly as possible…. Legato Example. Slurs are shortened versions of phrase marks which join 2 notes of different pitch. Note: this is different to the note ties which connect the length of 2 notes of the same pitch. Traditionally, a slur means that the 1st note should be emphasised slightly and played smoothly legato into the 2nd note.
The second note should also be played slightly quieter than the 1st note and shortened slightly. So, the following phrase of crotchets…. Slur Piano Example.
Conversely to the staccato mark which tells the performer to shorten the note, the pause or fermata tells the performer to hold the note for a longer period of time than written. So, the following extract…. Alternatively, the phrase General Pause G. Some articulations change the dynamic of the music, such as accents , tenuto markings and sforzando marks. I have covered these in my lesson on dynamics. Other signs have a more general use.
A dot placed over or under the head of a note indicates it should be played staccato, as short as possible. The slur marking is a curved line written above or below the heads of a group of notes, showing these pitches should be played smoothly. Slurs are found in vocal music, but are also used for bowing instructions of stringed instruments. The curved line is similar to that of the phrase, but is usually applied to a much smaller group of notes.
Take a look at this other video of Graham Fitch starting at about 50 secs in. Here he looks at legato and staccato. Sometimes we discuss legato and staccato in regards in phrasing, feel, mood, and expressive effect.
However, it takes listening skills and a knowledge of style to make decisions but students should be thinking about this from the very first lesson. Although I can go in depth into every type a brief description of the differences in articulation may help with your understanding of the meaning. In modern notation it signifies a note of shortened duration, separated from the note that may follow by silence.
This implies legato articulation,. It indicates to the musician that they should play or sing multiple notes as one connected phrase.
You can also have slurs that last for more than 2 notes, such as the ones in the melody below:. For more information check out our post here covering what is legato in music.
Every note that has a staccato marking a dot above or below the note head is played very short and is not to be attached to the note after it. In the main melody written above, the staccatissimo marking is below note 5 the A — it looks like a small, filled-in pyramid.
Again, like all of the articulation marks, it is written above notes with the stems pointing down and above notes with the stems pointing up:. A Tenuto marking looks like a small line either above or below the note again, depending on which way the stem is facing. The third note of the main melody above has a tenuto marking, as does each note in this melody here:. A fermata is the only articulation mark that really changes the beat of the music being played.
Here is another example of it usually it is found right before or at the end of a melody or a movement :. For example, woodwind and brass players create articulation by tonguing , which is the use of the tongue to create and restrict airflow.
With a stringed instrument, you can play pizzicato , which is plucking the string with your finger.
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