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What are dynamics?
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Dynamics are how loud or quiet the music is played.
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What are dynamic markings?
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Dynamic markings are the signs placed under the notes indicating to the performer how loud or quiet to play.
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Are dynamics in music measurable quantities?
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No, dynamics in music are only loud or soft in relation to each other
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How do we make a note sound louder?
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We make a note sound louder by pressing the key with more force (velocity).
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How do we make a note sound quieter?
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We make a note sound quieter by pressing the key with less force (velocity).
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When did notation of dynamic markings become prevalent?
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Notation of dynamic markings became prevalent around the late 18th century.
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What was the name for the early piano?
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The early piano was called the pianoforte.
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What is a repertoire?
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A repertoire is a group of songs that you have learned well, can play from memory, and maintain over the years.
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Does hitting a key harder change the pitch?
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Hitting it harder does not change the notes' pitch, but it does change how loud the pitch sounds.
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What do we called the height of the wave?
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amplitude
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Who invented the piano?
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Bartolomeo Cristofori around 1700
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mf
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mezzo forte
medium loud |
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f
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forte
loud |
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ff
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fortissimo
very loud |
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fff
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fortississimo
very, very loud |
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mp
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mezzo piano
medium quiet |
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p
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piano
quiet |
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pp
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pianissimo
very quiet |
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ppp
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pianississimo
very, very quiet |
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Loudest to quietest
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fff
ff f mf mp p pp ppp |
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Quietest to loudest
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ppp
pp p mp mf f ff fff |
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Loud and quiet are ____ terms.
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relative (not measurable)
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Which is usually louder the melody or harmony?
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Normally melody is played louder than harmony.
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Where is the sign placed if both hands were playing the same dynamic?
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If both hands were playing the same dynamic, the sign would be placed in the middle between the two staves.
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Should you be looking at the page or the keys when playing music?
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Well, when you are first learning a song you will be primarily looking at the page. Since you don't know the music yet, you will not be able to play without looking at the music. As you practice the piece you will eventually need to look at the page less and less as you begin to know it from memory.
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When there are different dynamic levels for each hand in a piece of music, where are the signs placed?
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Dynamic signs for the R.H are placed under the notes in the R.H. and the dynamic signs for the L.H. are placed under the notes in the L.H.
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