| Aticulations
This morning in my insturmental conducting class the professor was talking about articulation markings and what they mean. I thought to myself "this seems very elmentary" but then I realized that many ppl have many different beliefs on what the markings are indicating.
So I would like to take a small poll on what you all believe the 4 basic markings are indicating.
1) - (Tenuto or legato)
2) > (Accent)
3) ^ (Rooftop)
4) . (Staccato)
The one I am most interested in is the Staccato marking. Growing up I have always been taught that this was to indicate a short and light articulation. The Prof told the class he believes it has nothing to do with the begining of the note (tongue) but more the end (length). Just curious as to what everyone thinks.
~JR |