Legato

Lesson 2/53 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Piano Method 1
Legato

Legato

The next song contains two curved lines called slurs. A slur indicates that the notes written above (or sometimes below) it, should be played legato. Legato means to play the notes smoothly, so that they sound connected to each other. To play notes legato, keep your finger on the key until you have started to play the next key. Do not confuse the slur with the tie, introduced in the previous lesson.

This song uses both slurs (in the melody) and ties (for the chords).

Staccato

A dot placed above or below a note tells you to play it staccato. Staccato means to play a note short and separate from other notes. To play a note short, lift your finger off the key as quickly as possible.

This exercise combines staccato and legato playing.

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1- C Chord (Second Inversion) 2- The Note B (below Middle C) 3- Broken Chords 4- The Dotted Quarter Note 5- The Note B (above Middle C) 6- The C Major Scale 7- The G7 Chord (another hand position) 8- The G Chord 9- The Note D (on the fourth line of the treble staff) 10- The Note F# (above Middle C) 11- Piano Technique 12- The D7 Chord (another hand position) 13- Flat Signs 14- The Note Bb (above Middle C) 15- The Bb Chord 16- The Note E (in the 4th space of the treble staff) 17- The F Major Scale 18- The C7 Chord (another hand position) 19- The Note G (above the treble staff) 20- Major Chord Chart 21- The Note A 22- INTRODUCTION 23- The Note D 24- The Note E 25- The Note F 26- Chords 27- The Three Four Time Signature 28- The F Chord 29- The Eighth Note 30- The Tie 31- Changing Between F and G7 32- The Lead-in 33- Legato 34- Changing Between F and C7 35- The G Major Scale 36- The Piano Keyboard 37- The Key of F Major 38- Changing Between F and B<span class="symbolA">b</span> 39- Key Signature of F Major 40- The Octave 41- Changing Between C and F 42- Seventh Chords 43- Changing Between B and D7 44- Changing Between G and G 45- Key Signatures 46- Arpeggios 47- Changing Chords 48- Playing Parts of Chords 49- How to Read Music 50- Key of C Major 51- Changing Between G and D7 52- The Key of G Major 53- Songs with Chords

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