Symbols
Definition
Fill in the Blank
100

What dynamic is this symbol?

p

Piano
100
What does forte mean?

loud

100

___________ means medium loud.

mezzo forte

200

What dynamic is this symbol?

mp

mezzo piano

200
What does pianissimo mean?

very soft

200

_____________ means to gradually get softer.

decrescendo

300
What dynamic is this symbol?


ff

fortissimo 

300

What does mezzo mean?

medium

300

If a song is very loud, its dynamic is _______________.

fortissimo 

400

What dynamic is this symbol?

<

crescendo 

400

What are dynamics?

How loud or how soft the music is. 

400

The Italian words for loud, medium loud, and very loud are ___________, _____________, and _____________. 

forte, mezzo forte, and fortissimo 

500

What does this symbol mean?

>

Decrease in volume

500

What does decrescendo mean? 

to gradually get softer

500

I heard a song that suddenly got louder. That must have been a ___________. 

sforzando 

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