Articulation

Which word describes the following:

Performed short and briefly. Notes sound detached from each other?

• Staccato

• Legato

• Accent

Which word describes the following:

Emphasise a note so that it sounds lounder than other notes.

• Staccato

• Legato

• Accent

Which word describes the following:

Perform the notes smoothly

• Staccato

• Legato

• Accent

Articulation means:

• The volume

• How high or low the note sounds in pitch

• How you sing or play a note

Pizzicato means

• Perform the notes by plucking the strings with fingers

• Perform the notes by using a bow

• Continuously play the note with a bow to produce a trembling effect

Arco means

• Perform the notes by plucking the strings with fingers

• Perform the notes by using a bow

• Continuously play the note with a bow to produce a trembling effect

Tremolo means

• Perform the notes by plucking the strings with fingers

• Perform the notes by using a bow

• Continuously play the note with a bow to produce a trembling effect

True or False:

Sforzando is a type of accent played with a sudden force

• True

• False

True or False:

Glissando is a short sharp jumpy sound

• True

• False

True or False:

Glissando is a dramatic slide between a range of notes, for example running your fingers along all the strings of a harp.

• True

• False