Dynamics & Musical Terms

Presentation

•

Arts

•

KG - 12th Grade

•

Practice Problem

•

Easy

Jennifer D. Villarreal

Used 139+ times

FREE Resource

14 Slides • 12 Questions

What are dynamics?

Poll

What do you know about DYNAMICS?

Everything

Something

Nada

...what are dynamics?

Dynamics:

In life: Characterized by constant change, energetic and active
In music: the volume of a sound or note
Also can and will change

Poll

Would you rather:

Listen to a teacher talk in the same volume and speed?

Listen to a teacher who energetically speaks?

Four Main Dynamic Terms in Music

Piano
Forte
Mezzo
-issimo

Piano

Soft

Forte

Strong, loud.

-issimo

Suffix (end of word) that means "very"

Ex: Pianissimo means very soft.

Pianissimo

"Very Soft"

Fortissimo

"Very Strong"

Multiple Choice

Piano (p) means

Soft

Very soft

Very very soft

Multiple Choice

Pianissimo (pp) means

Soft

Very very soft

Very soft

Multiple Choice

Pianississimo (ppp) means

Very very soft

Very soft

soft

Multiple Choice

Forte (f) means

Loud

Very loud

Very very loud

Multiple Choice

Fortissimo (ff) means

Loud

Very loud

Very very loud

Multiple Choice

Fortississimo (fff) means

Loud

Very loud

Very very loud

Mezzo

Half, middle, or medium

Mezzo Piano

Medium Soft

Mezzo Forte

Medium Strong

Multiple Choice

Mezzo piano (mp) means

Very soft

Medium soft

Soft

Multiple Choice

Mezzo forte (mf) means

Very loud

Medium loud

Loud

To make it more interesting....

We use symbols to express changes in the music WHILE we are playing.
These symbols require us to change volumes while playing!

Crescendo

Start at certain volume and get stronger!

Decrescendo

Start at marked volume and get softer

Multiple Choice

Crescendo (cresc.) means

(Gradually) getting louder

(Gradually) getting lower

(Gradually) getting softer

Multiple Choice

Decrescendo (decresc.) means

(Gradually) getting louder

(Gradually) getting softer

(Gradually) getting faster

What are dynamics?

Show answer

Auto Play

Slide 1 / 26

SLIDE

Similar Resources on Wayground

17 questions

What Are The Blues?

Presentation

•

8th - 12th Grade

20 questions

Recount Text

Presentation

•

10th Grade

20 questions

IDIOMS LESSON

Presentation

•

12th Grade

20 questions

Spanish AR verb conjugation

Presentation

•

8th - 12th Grade

20 questions

Opinion Writing Introduction

Presentation

•

3rd Grade

18 questions

Chorus 6 - Dynamics

Presentation

•

6th Grade

23 questions

Repeat Signs, Segno and Coda

Presentation

•

6th - 8th Grade

20 questions

Grade 7 Romantic Era Music History

Presentation

•

7th - 8th Grade

Popular Resources on Wayground

10 questions

Safety Day 2026 – Student Review

Quiz

•

9th Grade

21 questions

Continents and Oceans

Quiz

•

6th Grade

20 questions

Parts of Speech

Quiz

•

5th Grade

16 questions

Subject & Predicate

Quiz

•

5th Grade

25 questions

Multiplication Facts

Quiz

•

5th Grade

12 questions

Map Skills

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

22 questions

Continents and Oceans

Quiz

•

5th Grade

15 questions

Rounding Decimals

Quiz

•

5th Grade

Discover more resources for Arts

20 questions

Art Wayground

Quiz

•

6th Grade

10 questions

Adjectives

Quiz

•

3rd - 4th Grade

25 questions

Treble Clef Notes

Quiz

•

6th - 12th Grade

19 questions

Movies Disney

Quiz

•

5th Grade