Articulation & Strokes
Accent
Placing energy at the front of a note without sustaining unnecessary pressure.
14 reviewed clips
- Use when
- the player’s accents sound heavy, late, or over-sustained
- Teaching summary
- Place energy at the front of the note, then let the sound continue without extra pressure. The accent is an arrival and release, not a prolonged push.
- Use when
- the player’s accents sound heavy, late, or over-sustained
- Teaching summary
- Place energy at the front of the note, then let the sound continue without extra pressure. The accent is an arrival and release, not a prolonged push.
- Use when
- the player’s accents sound heavy, late, or over-sustained
- Teaching summary
- Place energy at the front of the note, then let the sound continue without extra pressure. The accent is an arrival and release, not a prolonged push.
- Use when
- the player’s accents sound heavy, late, or over-sustained
- Teaching summary
- Place energy at the front of the note, then let the sound continue without extra pressure. The accent is an arrival and release, not a prolonged push.
- Use when
- the player’s accents sound heavy, late, or over-sustained
- Teaching summary
- Place energy at the front of the note, then let the sound continue without extra pressure. The accent is an arrival and release, not a prolonged push.
- Use when
- the player’s accents sound heavy, late, or over-sustained
- Teaching summary
- Place energy at the front of the note, then let the sound continue without extra pressure. The accent is an arrival and release, not a prolonged push.
- Use when
- the player’s accents sound heavy, late, or over-sustained
- Teaching summary
- Place energy at the front of the note, then let the sound continue without extra pressure. The accent is an arrival and release, not a prolonged push.
- Use when
- the player’s accents sound heavy, late, or over-sustained
- Teaching summary
- Place energy at the front of the note, then let the sound continue without extra pressure. The accent is an arrival and release, not a prolonged push.
- Use when
- the player’s accents sound heavy, late, or over-sustained
- Teaching summary
- Place energy at the front of the note, then let the sound continue without extra pressure. The accent is an arrival and release, not a prolonged push.
- Use when
- the player’s accents sound heavy, late, or over-sustained
- Teaching summary
- Place energy at the front of the note, then let the sound continue without extra pressure. The accent is an arrival and release, not a prolonged push.
- Use when
- the player is forcing accents or sustaining too much pressure after the attack
- Teaching summary
- Place energy at the front of the note, then stop pushing. The accent comes from the start, not sustained force.
- Use when
- the player’s accents sound heavy, late, or over-sustained
- Teaching summary
- Place energy at the front of the note, then let the sound continue without extra pressure. The accent is an arrival and release, not a prolonged push.
- Use when
- the player needs a clear attack followed by immediate release into the ensemble
- Teaching summary
- Make the attack speak, then release immediately into the ensemble rather than sustaining excess pressure.
- Use when
- the player is getting an unclear rebound because the setup note is too long
- Teaching summary
- Keep the note before the ricochet extremely short; that setup clears the way for a clean rebound.