1 The IPA has often been used as a basis for creating new writing systems for previously unwritten languages. 2  The IPA is used in some foreign language text books and phrase books to transcribe the sounds of languages which are written with non-latin alphabets.
Staccato is marked in music with a small black dot placed above or below a note (not to its side like a dotted note). See staccatissimo. Also Known As: 1  detache; dÃ©tachÃ© (Pique).  piquÃ© fr
Subtypes of this technique include martelÃ©, pure finger staccato (where only the right hand fingers are used to play the staccato), up-bow staccato (multiple notes on the same bow that are staccato), and down-bow staccato (similar to the above). Legato (Basic/Intermediate)