Unit IX

ARTICULATION AND DYI\TAMIC STUDIES

Staccato
A dot (') placed'over or under a note calls for a crisp, detachedSTACCATO soundtn which
rhe length of the note.is_.curtailed
by at least one-half of its originur vu[.-a ourn qr) placed
over or under a note indicates an ACCENTED STACCATO.

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Apply the following to the BD (Ma.!or) Concert scale:
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Bf"< Cu+e ...J--

:tro. s+v" _. Staccato Etude

Allegretto

Slur - Legato
The SLUR or LEG-A-I'o ) indicatesthat all notesenclosedare to be played without
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any perceptibleinterruption.
The'tongueis usedonly to beginthe first note.

Auegretto Slur-Legato Etude