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Author: jerry
Date: 2000-12-20 22:36
Can someone explain slurring.............that curved line that connects one k-k-k-note to another, four or five notes away? I assume that this means that these are all played with one continuous breath. Do you tongue each note? If not, how do you do several *like* notes in a row? What makes slurring any different from any othe string of notes that do not have the "slur" symbol?
Thanks
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Author: Dee
Date: 2000-12-21 00:30
Slurring (usually) means no tonguing. The notes are played all on one breath.
However, there are some things that look like slurs or ties but are not. Let's say you have four quarter notes all on the same pitch with a slur mark under it. At first this doesn't seem to quite make sense. In this particular case, the player is to play them all on breath lightly tonguing the beginning of each note and there should be no separation between the notes.
Also don't confuse the slur with a tie. For example, two notes of different durations but the same pitch are almost always a tie. You simply hold the sound for the combined values of the notes without tonguing.
Fine distinctions on slurs and ties will develop as you progress in your playing under the guidance of teachers, conductors, senior players, etc.
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Author: Rissa
Date: 2000-12-21 02:11
also pay attention to the "slurs" with stacattos under the slur...i used to think," a slur thats played detached? why that doesn't make any sense!!" until my teacher explained that that is a clarinet thing...it just means legato...correct me if i'm wrong, but that's something to look out for in clarinet muzak especially n'est pas?
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Author: Willie
Date: 2000-12-21 05:29
To avoid confusion between ties and slurs when all the notes are on the same line, some composers may use the term legato with the slur mark or just by itself.
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Author: Don Poulsen
Date: 2000-12-21 14:46
To add to Dee's excellent explanation, two or more notes of the same pitch and same or different duration but each in different measures that are connected by the curved line would be tied (no tonguing). In other words, it's like playing one long note of the combined duration. Ties are used when there isn't a simpler notation for a note of the desired duration.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2000-12-22 17:45
bob gardner wrote:
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> Are ties above the line and slurs below the line?
Nope, where they put the line is merely a matter of notational clarity. The "normal" standard is to put the slur line below the notes when the note stems point up and to put it above the notes when the stems point down. However even this convention is not followed 100%. Sometimes there is so much information there that they will do just the opposite.
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