Dynamics
Define Dynamics
What is...the symbols and Italian words that tell musicians how loud or soft to play the music.
What is tempo?
What is the combination of Italian words and symbols that tell musicians how fast or slow to play the music.
What is melody?
What is a combination of pitch and rhythm to create the main line of music.
What is harmony?
What is 2 or more pitches played at the same time.
mi-re-do-re-mi-mi-mi
Mary Had a Little Lamb.
What is -issimo?
What is the Italian suffix for "very".
What is to gradually speed up the music.
What is melodic contour?
What is consonance?
What is pleasant sounding and stable.
ti-do-ti-do
Jaws
What is Mezzo-?
What is the Italian prefix for medium.
Which words means very slow?
Largo, Moderato, or presto.
What is Largo.
What is step up, leap up, step down, and leap down.
What is dissonance?
What is unstable, harsh sounding.
Do-fa-fa-fa-mi-sol-fa-la
Here Comes the Bride
What is this symbol and it's definition? <
What is Crescendo meaning gradually get louder.
What is "a tempo"?
What is use the original tempo.
What is the melodic motion if we move from the bottom space of the staff to the 2nd line of the staff?
What is step up.
Happy Birthday is an example of what?
mi-re-do-mi-re-do
Hot Cross Buns
List the 6 dynamics from loudest to softest including the Italian words and the symbols.
What is...
ff: Fortissimo
f: Forte
mf: Mezzo-Forte
mp: Mezzo-Piano
p: Piano
pp: Pianissimo
List the tempo markings from slowest to fastest.
Adagio, presto, allegro, largo, moderato.
What is: Largo, Adagio, moderato, allegro, presto.
What is the melodic motion if we move from the 3rd space of the staff to the bottom space of the staff?
What is leap down.
Jaws is an example of?
What is dissonance.
Do-do-sol-sol-la-la-sol
Twinkle, Twinkle, little star