What does articulation mean in musical terms?

Answer 1

The articulation marks in a musical score denotes that how notes should be played. They differ according to the instruments mostly with families they belong to.

'Legato' (smoothly), 'staccato' (short and detached) and 'tenuto' (hold for the full not value) are some of common articulations used in most instruments.

'Marcato' (marked) and 'martellato' (hammered) are frequent articulations among percussion instruments.

'Arco' (with the bow), 'pizzicato' (plucked) and 'con legno' (with wooden part of bow) are playing techniques exclusively for instruments in the string family.

A popular technique for prepared tongue position in woodwind section is to indicate a syllable that indicates the same tongue placement.

Answer 2

Articulation is the clarity in production of successive notes.