Dynamics

​Dynamics

The loudness of music​

• Variation of loudness between notes and phrases

• Still requires musical interpretation by the performer

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​Dynamics

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Multiple Choice

Dynamics is the variation of ________ between notes and phrases

• Loudness

• Softness

• Timbre

• Tone

Multiple Choice

True or False: Dynamics do not require interpretation by the performer

• True

• False

• P for Piano

• Means quiet/soft

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​Piano

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• F for Forte

• Means loud​

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​Forte

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• mp for Mezzo Piano

• Means moderately quiet/soft

• Mezzo means moderately/medium​

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​Mezzo Piano

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• mf for Mezzo Forte

• Means moderately loud

​Mezzo Forte

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Multiple Choice

What does this mean?

• Loud

• Quiet

• Moderately loud

• Moderately Quiet

Multiple Choice

What does this mean?

• Loud

• Quiet

• Moderately loud

• Moderately quiet

Multiple Choice

What does this mean?

• Loud

• Quiet

• Moderately Loud

• Moderately quiet

Multiple Choice

What does this mean?

• Loud

• Quiet

• Moderately loud

• Moderately quiet

• pp for Pianissimo

• ​Means very quiet

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​Pianissimo

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• ppp for Pianississimo

• Means very, very quiet​

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​Pianississimo

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• ff for Fortissimo

• Means very loud​

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​Fortissimo

• fff for Fortississimo

• Means very, very loud​

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​Fortississimo

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Multiple Choice

What does this mean?

• Very Loud

• Very quiet

• Very, very loud

• Very, very quiet

Multiple Choice

What does this mean?

• Very loud

• Very quiet

• Very, very loud

• Very, very quiet

Multiple Choice

What does this mean?

• Very loud

• Very quiet

• Very, very loud

• Very, very quiet

Multiple Choice

What does this mean?

• Very loud

• Very quiet

• Very, very loud

• Very, very quiet

• Start soft, and grow louder

• Gradually increase in sound​

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​Crescendo

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• Start loud, and get softer

• Gradually decrease in sound​

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​Decrescendo

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• Attack strongly, then back off

• Typically followed by a crescendo, but not always​

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​Fortepiano

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Multiple Choice

What does this mean?

• Gradually increase in sound

• Gradually decrease in sound

• Attack strongly, then back off

Multiple Choice

What does this mean?

• Gradually increase in sound

• Gradually decrease in sound

• Attack strongly, then back off

Multiple Choice

What does this mean?

• Gradually increase in sound

• Gradually decrease in sound

• Attack strongly, then back off

• f for Forte: Loud

• p for Piano: Quiet

• ​mf for Mezzo Forte: Moderately loud

• mp for Mezzo Piano: Moderately Quiet

• pp for Pianissimo: Very Quiet

• ppp for Pianississimo: Very, very​ quiet

• ff for Fortissimo: Very loud

• ff for Fortississimo: Very, very loud

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​Review

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• Crescendo means to gradually increase in sound

• Decrescendo means to gradually decrease in sound

• Fortepiano means to attack strongly, then back off​

​Review

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