accent

One example of this could be when a musician plays an organ or harpsichord. The musician would need to emphasize one note out of a grouping of staccato notes. They would then make that particular note less staccato and emphasize it.

Staccato: unaccented or slightly accented initial tongue, note held half the value of the note to which it is attached. However, many performers interpret this as simply a short note, regardless of the rhythm. Accent: accented initial tongue, note held full value for shorter notes, but often separated for longer notes.

An accent is a change of the sounds of the second language, often the result of the influence of the first language. For example, an English speaker might produce French with English “r” sounds. Accents result from more than just poor muscular coordination.

Accents are considered Articulations. Think of it this way - you didn't ask if staccato dots and fermatas are "rhythms" or "durations" right ;-) That's because while they do change the duration of the note, this is seen to be "above and beyond" what the rhythm indicates.

She spoke with an American/English accent. The tourist had a foreign accent. He has a heavy/thick southern accent.

Accent. Specific points in the music that are in some way emphasized are called accents. Most commonly, the accent is achieved by playing the accented note (s) louder than the other notes in the melody. Syncopation. Most commonly, accents fall on the strong beat (or beats) of each measure (especially the downbeat).

Staccato is a type of musical accent. It is notated by a small dot ( . ) above or below the head of a note. When performed, the musician makes the note sharply detached or separated from other notes.

A note that has a staccato marking means it should be played detached or separated while accent means to have emphasis on a note.

Oxford Dictionaries defines accent as 'A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area, or social class. '

accent noun [C] (PRONUNCIATION) the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words: He's got a strong southern/Boston accent. She's French but she speaks with an impeccable English accent.

An Accent Sign (or Accent Mark) is the first Articulation that we are going to explore in this Blog Series. The definition of an Accent is "to emphasize a note." When speaking, we usually emphasize a word by saying it louder - putting a vocal emphasis on it.

: a way of speaking typical of a particular group of people and especially of the natives or residents of a region. spoke with a Russian accent. b. : an individual's distinctive or characteristic inflection, tone, or choice of words.