Dynamics - Italian to English
What is the English meaning of Piano?
Soft
What means "loud" in Italian?
Forte
What does the symbol p stand for and what does it mean?
Piano - Soft
What is the Italian word for "slow"?
Largo
What does the word "Presto" mean?
Very Fast
What is the English meaning of Mezzo Forte?
Medium Loud
What means "medium soft" in Italian?
Mezzo Piano
What does the symbol mf stand for and what does it mean?
Mezzo Forte - Medium Loud
What is the Italian word for "moderate"?
Moderato
What does the word "Andante" mean?
Walking speed.
What is the English meaning of Pianissimo?
Very Soft
What means "very loud" in Italian?
Fortissimo
What does the symbol pp stand for and what does it mean?
Pianissimo - Very Soft
What is the Italian word for "gradually getting faster"?
Accelerando
What does the word "Adagio" mean?
Slow
What is the English meaning of Crescendo?
To gradually get louder.
What means "to gradually get softer" in Italian?
Decrescendo
What does the symbol for a crescendo look like?
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What is the Italian word for "fast"
Allegro
What is the difference between Tempo and Dynamics?
Tempo = Speed
Dynamics = Volume
What is the English meaning of Decrescendo?
To gradually get softer.
What do dynamics tell us?
Volume
Using only the symbols, list all the dynamics in order from loudest to softest.
ff, f, mf, mp, p, pp
What is the Italian word for "gradually getting slower"?
Ritardando
Name all the Tempo markings from slowest to fastest.
Largo, Adagio, Andante, Moderato, Allegro, Presto