Staccato

Staccato and legato

Staccato and legato
  1. What is staccato and legato?
  2. Is staccato the same as legato?
  3. What is legato and staccato in piano?

What is staccato and legato?

Legato and staccato are articulation opposites. Legato means to play the notes as smoothly connected as possible. Staccato means to play the notes as short and crisp and detached as possible. Slur. A slur connects two notes of different pitch.

Is staccato the same as legato?

Sonically speaking, staccato is the opposite of legato. Notes do not flow into one another. Each individual note is sounded briskly; it intentionally leaves a small rest at the end of its allotted duration. Staccato playing is, by its nature, more jaunty and percussive than legato playing.

What is legato and staccato in piano?

Legato means to play long notes and Staccato means to play short notes. Think of them as opposites. It's also easy if you correlate the first letter of each one to help you remember which is which: legato = long and then staccato = short.

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