Legato is a musical performance technique that produces fluid, continuous motion between notes. Each individual note is played to its maximum duration and then blends directly into whatever note follows. Legato notes are often slurred; that is, a group of notes is played together in one down-bow or up-bow.
How do I get better at Legato?
Legato is an essential component of playing smoothly, and absolutely crucial if you want to sound professional (which you do)!
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Good luck, and enjoy these quick legato tips!
- 1 - Scale It Up! ...
- 2 - Don't Pay Attention! ...
- 3 - Speed Up and Slow Down! ...
- 4 - Do Finger Exercises. ...
- 5 - Try It Both Ways!
What is legato style picking?
Legato means smoothly, and with less picking the sound is smoother. The technique we are checking out today is using hammer on's and flick off's to play your scales. Makes your fingers stronger and scales faster. Excellent!