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Elements of Music
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Dynamics Dynamics: the loudness and softness of music.
Sometimes this is called volume. Music often changes dynamics - gradually or suddenly – going from loud to soft or from soft to loud.
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Example: “The Legend of Danny Boy” The Washington Winds
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Technical Terms crescendo – gradually louder
decrescendo – gradually softer pianissimo – very soft piano – soft mezzo piano – slightly soft (medium)
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Technical Terms continued…
mezzo forte – slightly loud (medium) forte – loud fortissimo – very loud
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Softest Loudest pianissimo piano mezzo-piano mezzo-forte forte
fortissimo Softest Loudest
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Connecting Dynamics to Colour…
How does the dynamic level change the mood? “Master of Puppets” – Metallica k Write down the mood you feel when listening to this song. Write down the dynamic level. What if it was played like this? U
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Connecting continued…
“River Flows in You” - Yiruma u0 Write down the mood you feel when listening to this song. Write down the dynamic level.
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