His piping tone and strings of staccato notes can't approximate melodic or lyrical phrasing. There is an intermediate articulation called either mezzo staccato or non legato. The verses are accompanied by a four-note descending bassline and interjecting staccato chords. This movement is fast and light, with the left hand playing staccato arpeggios throughout. He speaks in Oriental-sounding gibberish, consisting of short syllables spoken in a staccato voice. The tempo increases to about 95 bpm with a staccato piano driving forward. The song has staccato musical articulation with upbeats. He runs sideways along walls, his actions accompanied by staccato swishing noises. He concludes this section with a series of advanced studies combining slurred and staccato playing. Kool Keith's rhymes are manic and expressed in a staccato pace. "Animal" is a pop song with horn and staccato synthesizer instrumentation. Lennon plays the piano in staccato fashion. His right-hand soloing was detached and staccato. The call was loud, consisting of several staccato notes. For example, "portato" is the combination of "tenuto" and "staccato".