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Basic Jazz Articulation Guide

This document provides a guide to common articulation symbols used in jazz band music and how they differ from their use in concert band music. It lists the symbol, name, meaning, and example syllable for accents, marcatos, staccatos, and tenutos in both jazz band and concert band settings to illustrate how the articulations function differently between the two styles of music.

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Basic Jazz Articulation Guide

This document provides a guide to common articulation symbols used in jazz band music and how they differ from their use in concert band music. It lists the symbol, name, meaning, and example syllable for accents, marcatos, staccatos, and tenutos in both jazz band and concert band settings to illustrate how the articulations function differently between the two styles of music.

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Basic Jazz Articulation Guide

These familiar articulations function differently in jazz band:

Concert Band
Symbol Name Meaning Jazz Syllable
Syllable

Emphasized
Accent “start” to each Dah Dah
note

Emphasized
Marcato “start” and shorter Daht (“dot”) Dah (shorter)
than full value

Staccato Short, separated Dit Dah (shortest)

Full value, or
Tenuto Doo Doo
smooth/connected

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