Vocabulary
This word means the "volume of the music"
DYNAMICS
Children playing in the park
FORTE, FORTISSIMO
Draw the symbol for PIANO
p
What dynamic is being played? (0:00-0:20)
PIANO (p)
What dynamic should you use when answering a teacher's question?
MEZZO FORTE (mf)
The Italian word for LOUD
FORTE (f)
A mother singing a lullaby
PIANO
Draw the symbol for FORTE
f
What dynamic is being played? (0:40-1:00)
FORTE (f) or FORTISSIMO (ff)
Draw the symbol for MEZZO PIANO
mp
The Italian word for "getting softer"
DESCRESCENDO (>)
Friends talking on the phone
MEZZO PIANO, MEZZO FORTE
Draw the symbol for CRESCENDO
Play from 0:30-0:50
SFORZANDO (sfz)
What dynamic is being played?
PIANO (p)
"Mezzo" means what?
MEDIUM or MODERATELY
A train moving further away down the tracks
DECRESCENDO
Draw the symbol for SFORZANDO
sf or sfz
What dynamic is being played? (1:45-2:05)
FORTISSIMO (ff)
What does "issimo" mean when added to a word?
VERY
The Italian word meaning "suddenly loud"
SFORZANDO
A room that becomes increasingly crowded
CRESCENDO
DOUBLE UP: Draw the symbol for DIMINUENDO
>
What dynamic is being played here? (43:42-44:13)
CRESCENDO (<)
Situation: The fire alarm suddenly going off
SFORZANDO (sfz)