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There are three types of staccato: finger staccato, wrist staccato and
arm staccato.
For finger staccato, when you press down the key, you have to plug
the fingers back a little bit. (show on piano for student) This type of
staccato is mostly used on fast melodic lines that need to be staccato.
Thinking of it as if your finger had to swipe out of the piano, but
remember that you can only move your finger not your wrist or arm. I
would suggest to try this type of staccato on a very basic material,
like a C major scale or some easy melody.
The second type of staccato is the wrist staccato, which you would
normally use on fast octaves or on chords. On wrist staccato, the
sound is produced from the wrist, so no finger movement should be
made. The idea is to pull the wrist up a little bit so that the fingers
leave the keys. You could practice this type of staccato by playing
triads or more complex voicings, a few in a row, so that in between
every chord you can use the wrist staccato.