Melisma (voice) - Stretching the musical note over many syllables of lyrics, Syllabic (voice) - One musical note for one syllable of the lyric, Humming - Hummed instead of sung, Scat - Improvised vocal style - sounds and nonsense syllables, Rap - Rhythmic spoken style, Belt - Intense, powerful singing style - most often associated with musicals or ballad-style pop., Staccato - Short and jumpy, Legato - Smooth, Pizzicato - Plucked string, Arco - Play with bow, Tremolo - Continuous and very quick repetition of a note (usually in strings), Divisi - One part split into 2 or more (usually bowed strings in orchestra), Double Stopped - Two or more notes played at once (applies to bowed strings), Vibrato - Small and rapid fluctuations in pitch, mainly used by voice and strings, Sustained - Held notes, Accent - Marked notes are played louder than others, Distortion - Effect on guitar - makes a raw fuzzy sound, Hammer on - Sharply put finger down by fret (guitar techniques) , Finger picking - Strings plucked individually (guitar technique), Strumming - Strings played together (guitar technique), Rim shot - Edge (rim) of the snare is hit instead of the skin (drum kit), Slap bass - Strings slapped against the fretboard as notes are played (bass technique), Drum roll - Rapid repeated notes on (typically) snare drum, Muted - Sound stopped from vibrating fully (strings, guitar and brass) , Glissando/slide - Slide from one note to another, Portamento/pitch bend - Short scoop up to or down to a note, Slurred - Notes smoothed together (either through bow or breath)., Detached - Notes played separately (either through bow or breath)., Tongued - Notes played with a clear start ("t" sound at the start of the note for woodwind instruments),

KAR MADTSHIRT: Articulation (how the notes are played)

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