From bowiki

Hello Paul et al.

This article, "Ornamentaion," is fabulous. The twist in the end is freakin' great! However, it may be helpful to include a distinction between ornamentation and what is commonly referred to in my ITM melodic circles as "articulations." Articulations for Bodhrán execution while accompanying ITM melody parallel the melodic articulations such as rolls, cranns, hornpipe triplets, and other such rhythmic articulations that serve to "interrupt" a long single note in the melody. The term articulation has been preferred in these cases, because many "classically" trained musicians have the tendency to play rolls and cranns, etc as if they were classical ornamentations, which often include pitched notes. This classically based interpretation when applied to ITM is wrong (not a word I throw out often). The classical ornamentations with their pitched notes are not interruptions in a long note they are addition short notes added (some melody players would say crammed) into the melody. Making the distinction between these two terms can clarify for the learner what is happening musically. So for bodhán, the distinctions between ornamentation and articulation would be helpful, though quite possibly fuzzy. NB - I can talk about this off the top of my head, but composing and posting a definition article would require much more energy, which I do not have available right now. Normally, I would offer a solution to this. I mention this distinction without offering a solution only because someone accustomed to the classical interpretation of "ornamentaion" may make the very mistake I describe above, and if we can catch them with clarity before they do, it would be beneficial to all of us. Grey Larsen in his "Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle," provides a section explaining quite well the distinctions between ornamentation and articulation as they are both executed in ITM. So, I'm posting this in hope that there may be someone else qualified and aware who has more time right now than I, and who would be willing to compose and post a definition of "articulation." So, sorry for merely pointing the finger at the distinction rather than posting a well thought out and clearly defined post. :-(

I'm not in favor of changing the "Ornamentation" definition. This is a topic to which I hope to contribute in the future. Apologies again for not having the time to contribute properly.

Cheers,

Dain