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What staccato sounds like?
The definition of staccato is where each sound is short and distinct from the other sounds. An example of sound that would be described as staccato is the sound of a machine gun.
What is a staccato bowing?
4. Staccato: Detached, short notes with accents. Staccato is indicated in the music with dots over the notes. “Flying staccato,” also known as “up-bow staccato,” is when short notes are played all in the same bow stroke, stopping the bow for each note (the bow stays on the string).
