Legato, staccato and slurs
Connected, detached and grouped notes: how touch shapes the gaps between notes.
- Category
- Expression, dynamics and articulation
- First taught in
- F.7 Short notes and smooth notes
- Theory cards
- Legato, staccato and slurs (Foundation)
In the lessons
4 lessons and 4 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| F.7 | Short notes and smooth notesRaindrops and Ribbons, written for the Method |
| 4.2 | Trill into a cadenceMinuet in A minor, BWV Anh. 120, Anonymous (Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach) |
| 5.7 | Recognise a sequenceInvention No. 4 in D minor, BWV 775, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| D.2 | Pace a complete three-movement sonataPiano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2 — complete, Ludwig van Beethoven |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| F.7 | Long and short |
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