Dynamite Dynamics
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What is piano?
The 8 notes of the familiar scale.
What is an octave?
The flow of music through time.
What is rhythm?
A series of pitches that form a cohesive whole.
What is a melody?
A teacher giving a lesson.
What is mf? (or some variation)
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What is forte?
The loudness or softness of a tone.
What are dynamics?
The regular, recurring pulse in music.
What is beat?
Playing one note more loudly than those around it.
What is an accent?
A cat purring.
What is piano? (or some variation?)
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What is mezzo forte?
The distance between two notes.
What is an interval?
A musical style characterized by a statement from a soloist answered by another statement from a group or chorus.
What is call-and-response?
Gradually getting louder.
What is a crescendo?
A stage whisper.
What is mp? (or some variation)
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What is pianissimo?
The highness or lowness of a tone.
What is pitch?
The section of a pop song that occurs at the end and may include a fadeout or vocal riffing.
What is an outro?
What is a decrescendo or a diminuendo?
A crowd screaming at a football game.
What is fortissimo? (or some variation)
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What is fortississississimo?
The distance between the highest and lowest notes that an instrument can play or sing.
What is range?
A rhythm that uses two or three different rhythms simultaneously.
What is polyrhythm?
The language that dynamics are written in.
What is Italian?
A butterfly's wings flapping.
What is pppppp? (or some variation)