Year 9 - Starter Activity Please place your homework clearly on your desk ready to be looked at. Now match the word to its correct meaning using the paper provided: Pitch - the speed of the music – fast/slow Tempo - the length of the sounds – long/short Dynamics - the number of sounds playing at once - thick/thin Duration - how high or low the music is Texture - the sound of the music – tinny, reedy, strings, brass etc. Timbre - the volume of the music – loud/quiet Can you remember what the following mean? pp ff f crescendo p diminuendo mf mp