Dynamics

Dynamics

= Volume of music

Dynamics

In music, we use Italian terms to describe how "Loud" or "Quiet" the music should be.

Here are some examples in the picture on the right.

En música, usamos términos italianos para describir cuán "fuerte" o "silenciosa" debe ser la música.

Aquí hay algunos ejemplos en la imagen de la derecha.

Crescendo

• pronounced "CRESH-EN-DOUGH"

• this symbol tells us that the music should slowly grow stronger

• starts small and grows larger

• pronunciado "CRESH-EN-DOUGH"

• este símbolo nos dice que la música debe volverse más fuerte lentamente

• comienza pequeño y se hace más grande

Decrescendo

• pronounced "DAY-CRESH-EN-DOUGH"

• this symbol tells us that the music should slowly grow quieter

• starts large and grows smaller

• pronunciado "DAY-CRESH-EN-DOUGH"

• este símbolo nos dice que la música debe calmarse lentamente

• comienza grande y se hace más pequeño

Multiple Choice

Which is a decrescendo?

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Which is a crescendo?

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Which means to gradually get LOUDER?

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Which means to gradually get SOFTER?

Italian Terms

Here are some of the Italian terms you might see for dynamic levels.

Estos son algunos de los términos italianos que puede encontrar para los niveles dinámicos.

FORTE

Forte means "strong"

f - loud or strong

ff - very loud or strong

fff - very, very loud!

Forte significa "fuerte"

f - fuerte o fuerte

ff - muy alto o fuerte

fff - muy, muy fuerte!

PIANO

Piano means "gentle"

p -quiet/soft

pp - very quiet

ppp - very, very quiet

Multiple Select

Which words are similar to the meaning of "forte"?

• quiet

• strong

• loud

• gentle

Multiple Select

Which words are similar to the meaning of "piano"?

• quiet

• soft

• loud

• gentle

Mezzo

Mezzo means halfway or medium.

mp = medium soft.

mf = medium loud.

Mezzo significa medio camino o medio.

mp = medio blando.

mf = medio alto.

Multiple Select

Which words are similar to the meaning of "mezzo"?

• halfway

• gentle

• medium

• strong

Multiple Select

Which dynamic markings are more quiet/gentle than FORTE?

• piano

• mp

• ff

• fff

Multiple Select

Which dynamic markings are stronger/louder than PIANO?

• piano

• mp

• ff

• fff

Multiple Choice

What is the quietest dynamic marking?

• fff

• ppp

• mp

• p

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What is the loudest dynamic marking?

• fff

• ppp

• mf

• f

Multiple Choice

In this example, what should you do?

• start medium loud and grow to forte

• start medium loud and fade to piano

Multiple Choice

Define Dynamics

• Speed

• Type

• Volume

• Style