Dynamics and Articulations

What are dynamics?

• Volume: Soft and Loud

• aerodynamics

• changing speed

• Arrows

What are articulations?

• The start and end of a note

• staccato

• Tenuto

• Marcato

Name this symbol.

• piano: a soft volume of sound

• forte: a big (loud) volume of sound

• mezzo forte: a medium loud volume of sound

• fortissimo: the largest (loudest) volume that you can produce with a pretty sound

What is the musical symbol for big (loud)?

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Name this symbol.

• forte: a big (loud) volume of sound

• mezzo

• mezzo piano: a medium soft volume of sound

• mezzo forte: a medium loud volume of sound

Name this symbol.

• mezzo

• mezzo piano: a medium soft volume of sound

• mezzo forte: a medium loud volume of sound

• piano: a soft volume of sound

Name this symbol

• mezzo piano: a medium soft volume of sound

• forte: a big (loud) volume of sound

• piano: a soft volume of sound

• powerful

Name this symbol.

• Pianissimo: the softest volume of sound

• fortissimo: the largest volume of sound

• mezzo piano: a medium soft volume of sound

• double powerful

What does a crescendo tell you to do?

• get louder

• get softer

• both

• stay the same

What does a decrescendo tell you to do?

• get louder

• get softer

• both

• stay the same