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glissando
Usually marked by a squiggly line in the music, a glissando is an effect in which a musician makes one note 'slide' into another.
A trombone player performs a glissando by moving the slide without tonguing.
A piano player performs a gliss by dragging his or her fingers along the keys.
A harpist drags his or her fingers along the strings on a harp to glissando.
A guitarist will pluck a note, and while the string is still vibrating, he or she will slide their finger along the neck.
A string player glisses similarly to a guitarist, but instead of plucking they will play a note with their bow.
A brass player that isn't a trombonist or a woodwind player will simply play a chromatic scale between the two notes.
A piano player performs a gliss by dragging his or her fingers along the keys.
A harpist drags his or her fingers along the strings on a harp to glissando.
A guitarist will pluck a note, and while the string is still vibrating, he or she will slide their finger along the neck.
A string player glisses similarly to a guitarist, but instead of plucking they will play a note with their bow.
A brass player that isn't a trombonist or a woodwind player will simply play a chromatic scale between the two notes.
glissando by aflatharmonicminor May 19, 2014
Guessandspectulationism
1)A common technique used by the 4th estate in an attempt to produce the most sensational story..
2)Widely considered the root cause of todays phenomenon known as "fake news"
2)Widely considered the root cause of todays phenomenon known as "fake news"
Seems that the longer some of these reporters stay on scene the more elaborate their guessandspectulationism becomes...
Guessandspectulationism by The RudeDude.. August 2, 2018
glissandogrande
glissandogrande by glissandogrande June 1, 2019
Trilled-glissando
Trilled-glissando by Im not doing a handle tbh mate October 31, 2023
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