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Music Theory: Dynamic Lesson

This document discusses musical dynamics, which refers to the loudness and softness of music, also called volume. It notes that music often changes volume gradually from loud to soft or vice versa. These changes in dynamics create shape and expression in the music. The document then defines various technical terms used to indicate dynamics, such as crescendo, decrescendo, pianissimo, piano, and fortissimo. It concludes with an activity that asks the reader to find examples of pieces of music that use different dynamic techniques and to note the mood, artist, song title, and relevant technical term for each example.

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Music Theory: Dynamic Lesson

This document discusses musical dynamics, which refers to the loudness and softness of music, also called volume. It notes that music often changes volume gradually from loud to soft or vice versa. These changes in dynamics create shape and expression in the music. The document then defines various technical terms used to indicate dynamics, such as crescendo, decrescendo, pianissimo, piano, and fortissimo. It concludes with an activity that asks the reader to find examples of pieces of music that use different dynamic techniques and to note the mood, artist, song title, and relevant technical term for each example.

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Elements of Music ~ #2 - Dynamics


Dynamics means the loudness and softness of the music.
Sometimes this is called volume.
Music often changes volume gradually and goes from loud to soft or from soft to
loud.
These changes create shape in the music.
Technical Terms:
Name

Definition

Symbol

Crescendo

Gradually louder

Decrescendo

Gradually softer

Pianissimo

Very soft

pp

Piano

soft

Mezzo-piano

Slightly soft

mp

Mezzo-forte

Slightly loud

mf

Forte

Loud

Fortissimo

Very loud

ff

Fortepiano

Play loud then instantly get quiet

fp

sforzando

A sudden accent

sf

Activity:
A. Find four pieces of music that use dynamics in different ways.
For example: 1 loud piece; 1 soft piece; 1 piece that changes from loud to
soft; 1 piece that changes from soft to loud dramatically.
B. Write down the mood of each of these pieces of music, the artist, and the song
title, along with the technical term for the dynamics.

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