legato
To play smoothly
staccato
to play detached and sharply
arco
Played with a bow
Pizzicato
to pluck string instruments with fingers
Vibrato
tremelous effect
glissando
rapid glide over the notes of a scale on keyboard instruments
syllabic
Vocal music where each syllable is given one note only.
melismatic
a musical style that allows several notes to be sung to one syllable of text:
tremolo
a very fast repetition of a single note to produce a shivering, shaking effect.
distortion