How Do You Play A Glissando On A Wind Instrument?
• Understand what a glissando is. A glissando is defined as a rapid succession of notes, and that is exactly what you will be playing. The goal when playing a glissando is to go from the first marked note to the second while staying in time and hitting as many notes in between as possible. • Recognize a glissando in a piece of music. A glissando can be represented by several different symbols, most commonly a squiggly line connecting two notes. However, two notes connected by a thin or thick line, with or without the word “gliss.” over it, also indicate a glissando. • Decide how to play the glissando. One of the unique things about this musical ornament is that there’s no “set” way to play it. You can choose to go between the two notes chromatically, in a pattern of the consecutive notes between the two, or just randomly. Different ways to execute a glissando. • Warm up your instrument. A glissando will require that your fingers be loosened up and nimble. You’ll want to warm up with lo
