Symbols
What dynamic is this symbol?
p
loud
What is the highest dynamic level
Fortissimo
___________ means medium loud.
mezzo forte
What dynamic is this symbol?
mpmezzo piano
very soft
Dynamics in music refers to variations of what?
Loudness and Softness
_____________ means to gradually get softer.
decrescendo
ff
fortissimo
What does mezzo mean?
medium
What is Dynamics
How loud or soft something is
If a song is very loud, its dynamic is _______________.
fortissimo
What dynamic is this symbol?
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crescendo
What are dynamics?
How loud or how soft the music is.
What is Crescendo
Gradually get louder
The Italian words for loud, medium loud, and very loud are ___________, _____________, and _____________.
forte, mezzo forte, and fortissimo
What does this symbol mean?
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Decrease in volume
What does decrescendo mean?
to gradually get softer
what is Sforzando
A sudden emphasis on a note or chord.
I heard a song that suddenly got louder. That must have been a ___________.
sforzando