DYNAMICS

Dynamics
refers to the volume of a
sound in music.
it is a distinction between
loudness and softness in
music.
BASIC DYNAMIC MARKINGS
• piano (soft)
• forte (loud)
• mezzo (medium)
The ending -issimo pushes the
dynamic away from the center
of the continuum, and adds an
extra letter (e.g. pianissimo is
softer than piano, pp.)
 ppp pp p mp mf f ff fff
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mp-mezzo-piano mf-mezzo-forte
p-piano f-forte
pp-pianissimo ff-fortissimo
ppp-pianississimo fff-fortississimo
 DYNAMIC MARKINGS
Crescendo
 when the dynamics get louder
 which means “growing” in
Italian.
Decrescendo or Diminuendo
 when the dynamics get softer
 this means “getting smaller” in
Italian
Sforzando
 means a
strong, sudden
accent and is
abbreviated
as sf, sfz, or
fz.
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