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Add or remove Articulations

What is an articulation?

An articulation in music gives instructions on how to play a note or move between notes. This applies to both individual notes and groups of notes.

How to add or remove an articulation on Flat?

Place your cursor on the note where you wish to add an articulation, then go to the "Articulation" toolbar and select the desired articulation. To remove the articulation, simply click on the same icon one more time.

Add articulations

To add the same articulation to a group of notes, make the range selection and then add the articulation:

Add articulations on multiple notes at once

List of articulations

FeatureToolbarIcon
StaccatoArticulationStaccato
StaccatissimoArticulationStaccatissimo
TenutoArticulationTenuto
Detached LegatoArticulationDetached Legato
AccentArticulationAccent
MarcatoArticulationMarcato
DoitArticulationDoit
Fall offArticulationFall Off
PlopArticulationPlop
ScoopArticulationScoop
FermataArticulationFermata
SlurArticulationSlur
Breath MarkArticulationBreath Mark
CaesuraArticulationCaesura
Drum rollArticulationDrum roll
Buzz rollArticulationBuzz

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