Articulation

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Articulation describes how music is played - here are some examples:

legato.png legato - smoothly
note-staccato.png staccato - short, detached
note-accent.png accent - louder, with emphasis
note-marcato.png marcato - marked, louder
note-tenuto.png tenuto - held
note-staccatissimo.png staccatissimo - very detached

Also see Dynamics.