A [[musical note]] that can mean either hold the note in question its full length (or longer, with slight rubato), or play the note slightly louder. The tenuto mark may alter either the dynamic or the duration of a note. Either way, the marking indicates that a note should receive emphasis.

The tenuto mark simply looks like a horizontal line placed directly above or below a musical note.

h4.See also

* [[accent mark]]
* [[fermata]]
* [[fortissimo]]
* [[staccato]]
tenuto