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Articulation

How you play a note

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Written by Sam Blakelock
Updated over a week ago

An articulation is a notated symbol indicating how a note should be played in terms of its attack, duration, and decay.
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Examples include: staccato (short/choppy), legato (smooth/connected), accented (with emphasis/stronger attack).
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