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Jazz articulations
Jazz articulations in Dorico SE cover a range of note ornamentations that are idiomatic to jazz
music, and brass instruments in particular.
Although they are often known as jazz “articulations”, these techniques function more like
ornaments than articulations because they change the pitch rather than the duration or attack of
notes. For this reason, they are considered ornaments in Dorico SE. They are found in the
Ornaments panel, and you can also input them using the ornaments popover.
Jazz articulations can be shown as a curved line similar to a slur, which is called a “bend” in Dorico
SE, and as a straight line, which can be solid, dashed, or wiggly, which is called “smooth” in
Dorico SE.
Each note can have a single jazz articulation on each side of it, one before the note and one after.
Jazz articulations after notes can have different lengths.
The following jazz articulations can be shown before notes:
Plop
An approach into the note from above.
Plop (bend)
Plop (smooth)
Scoop/Lift
An approach into the note from below. A bend approach is a scoop, a smooth approach
is a lift.
Scoop
Lift (straight)
The following jazz articulations can be shown after notes:
Doit
A rise in pitch after the note.
Doit (bend)
Doit (smooth)
Fall
A lowering of pitch after the note.
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