Legato phrases are very coherent sounds. This term is often used to remind players to play notes as coherently as possible.

The pronunciation condition of Legato is the uninterrupted sound of notes. In teaching, on the one hand, we should strengthen the teaching of the principle of Legato technology; On the other hand, we should constantly guide students to obtain effective expression methods in the "listening" and "acting" of Legato, feel the continuity and discontinuity between sounds in time and effectively, and skillfully and organically combine the performance speed with the discontinuity of sounds to achieve the best artistic effect of Legato.

Category of Legato

1, Legato

Legato refers to playing the second sound after the first sound is played and the sound is weakened. Sticking keys is the simplest and most effective way to play Legato. The use of connecting lines can effectively divide melody into bars and clauses. Breathing suitable for music style should be adopted between sentences to make the phrases clear.

2. leggiero

It means lightness. When touching the keys in this way, the more gravity is excluded, the more attention is paid to the relaxation of muscle movement and the timely transfer of fingers, and the closer it is to Lequi Luo's playing method.

3. Suu (Volume)

This is the most typical language feature of Mozart, and different syllables represent different tones. The expression of the small legacy is to connect two, three or four notes with the same time value into a group with connecting lines and play them in a smooth and consistent way.

4, three-degree two-tone Legato

Two-tone Legato must require neat keystrokes and uniform intensity.

5, six-degree two-tone Legato

Playing the sixth series of Legato requires constant rotation of the forearm and wrist.

6, octave Legato

When playing Legato octave, the slight sliding of one finger and five fingers on the keyboard is the most basic playing method.

7. Chord Legato

Require cleanliness. In the process of connecting two chords, fingers must hold down one or two notes that are not in the next chord to maintain the continuity of sound. When the same note is raised, different notes are raised when a chord is pressed to achieve the effect of chord Legato.