Dynamics
    Dynamics are used in music to tell the musician how Loud or Quiet to play and sing.
 
 
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  Forte   (F)    =    Loud
    Mezzo Forte   (MF)    =    Moderately Loud
 
Sounder  Piano  (P)    =    Quiet or Soft
 
 
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Sounder  Crescendo  <    =    Gradually getting Louder
 
 
Sounder Decrescendo   >   =    Gradually getting Quieter

                                                                                            also called Diminuendo

 
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