DYNAMICS
Volume
The words used to tell you what dynamic or volume to play music at are in Italian. And often, they use acronyms rather than the full word(s). Learn the Italian words and short forms below.
pp
pianissimo
p
piano
mp
Mezzo
piano
mf
Mezzo
forte
fo
f
forte
fo
ff
fortissimo
fo
very quiet
quiet
medium
quiet
medium
loud
loud
very loud
crescendo
decrescendo
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forte
loud
fortissimo
very loud
piano
quiet
pianissimo
very quiet
mezzo piano
medium quiet
mezzo forte
medium loud
mezzo
medium
DYNAMICS
Volume
The words used to tell you what dynamic or volume to play music at are in Italian. And often, they use acronyms rather than the full word(s). Learn the Italian words and short forms below.
pp
pianissimo
p
piano
mp
Mezzo
piano
mf
Mezzo
forte
fo
f
forte
fo
ff
fortissimo
fo
very quiet
quiet
medium
quiet
medium
loud
loud
very loud
crescendo
decrescendo
Click here to watch a video
Username: elem
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crescendo
decrescendo
diminuendo
=
pianoforte
Harpsichord
Harpsichord
pianoforte
Harpsichord
Strings are ‘hit’ with a felt-covered ‘hammer’.
Strings are plucked.
DYNAMICS
Volume
Quiet / Loud
TEMPO
Speed
Slow/Medium/Fast