slur
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7.5
- noun
- /slɜr/
- Specialized
:
ligadura
- Experiment with different placements of slurs and accents.
- slides and slurs
Examples
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At the same time, woodwinds may play slurs based on octaves or harmonics.
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The teacher then models practicing the measure in question, adhering to the written slurs and asking students to identify when he or she has played it correctly.
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Brasses often play simple lip slurs.
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Finally, have students sight-read unfamiliar lines from the method book that include slurs.
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With a metronome, he plays the workplace twice in a row with no mistakes, ignoring the slur and the crescendo.
Academic text (2004) -
Jot down a few ideas, perhaps including a breathing exercise, some long tones, slurs, scales, basic articulations, and a simple phrased melody or two.
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To facilitate embouchure development and listening skills, have every second brass player buzz these slurs with the mouthpiece while the other half of the brass section plays them on their instruments.
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The conductor instructed the musicians to follow the slur in the sheet music for a smoother performance.
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In music class, we learned that a slur indicates how to connect the notes when playing legato.
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During the recital, the pianist skillfully navigated the slurs shown above the challenging passages.
Compounds
- Offensive
3
9.9
An insulting word used to hurt people because of their race or nationality
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Slur in music comes from the picture of 'sliding' smoothly from one note to the next so they join together. So a musical slur is a mark that tells you to play or sing notes connected and without a break.