What is Dynamics? It is to put emotion and expression to your guitar
Arrangement n Sequencing in guitar
Dynamic and Intensity in guitar
Grooving and Accent in guitar
Phrasing and Voicing in guitar
Syncopation : Off beat or unexpected
Dynamic is about expression of the song, soft and loud
Intensity is about how little or how much you play
Arrangement is about which part of the song has More dynamic c, which part of the song more intensity
Sequencing is how the verse, chorus, Bridge being sequenced or repeated how many times
Grooving is about strumming pattern
Accent is about emphasizing on certain down or up stroke
Italian Language
ppp = pianississimo
pp = pianissimo or piĆ¹ piano (more softly)
p = piano
mp = mezzo-piano (half soft)
mf = mezzo-forte (half loud)
f = forte
ff = fortissimo
fff = fortississimo.
Crescendo: Gradually getting louder
Decrescendo: Gradually getting softer
Accelerando: Gradually getting faster
Retardando: Gradually getting slower
Dynamic and Intensity
How to strum and play with more dynamic
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0EccJM9pFhM
Dynamics of a piece is the variation in loudness between notes or phrases
Dynamic within a bar
Dynamic within a phrase
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9BZDtVUtxIo
Phrasing
Legato: Notes connected: smooth and flowing in manner, without breaks between notes without taking a breath in between notes
Staccato is a form of musical articulation. In modern notation, it signifies a note of shortened duration, separated from the note that may follow by silence.
Italian Musical Terms
The majority of musical terms are in Italian, so this page has quite a long list. The other common languages for musical terms are German and French.
Some of the words below have an audio file attached so you can hear how it is pronounced. Just click on the speaker icon.
Remember, there is often more than one way to pronounce some words. The examples given here are just one suggested pronunciation.
Musical Term | Abbreviation | English | Other information and examples of usage | |
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a | at; to; by; for; in | eg: a tempo = in time (back to the previous speed). | ||
a capella | unaccompanied | usually in choral music | ||
a piacere | at pleasure | The performer is not bound to follow the given rhythm exactly. | ||
accelerando | (accel.) | gradually getting faster | An increase in the speed of the music. | |
accento | accented; emphasised | |||
ad libitum | (ad lib.) | at choice; freely | 1) A passage may be performed freely. 2) An instrument in a score may be omitted. | |
adagietto | rather slow | Usually a little faster than adagio | ||
adagio | slowly | Often indicates a speed somewhere between andante and largo | ||
affabile | friendly | |||
affettuoso | tenderly | |||
affrettando | hurrying | |||
agitato | agitated; restless | |||
al; alla | in the manner of | eg: alla marcia = in the style of a march | ||
alla breve | with a minim beat | |||
allargando | broadening | |||
allegretto | fairly quick | Faster than Andante and usually slower than Allegro | ||
allegro | fast | |||
alt | high | "in alt" is used in volcal music to refer to notes in the octave above the treble stave. | ||
amabile | amiable; pleasant | |||
amore | love | |||
andante | walking speed | Moderately slow | ||
andantino | like walking speed | This can mean either slightly slower or slightly faster than andante. It is ambiguous. | ||
anima | soul; spirit | eg: con anima = with spirit | ||
animando | becoming more lively | |||
animato | animated; lively | |||
appassionato | with passion | |||
arco | with the bow | An instruction to string players to use the bow. | ||
arioso | like an aria | Play in the style of an aria (singing) | ||
assai | very | eg: allegro assai = very fast | ||
attacca | go straight on | Indicates an immediate move to the next section of music. | ||
ben | well | |||
bis | twice | Indicates the repetition of a short passage. | ||
bravura | skill; brilliance | |||
brio | vigour | eg: con brio = with vigour | ||
calando | getting softer; dying away | Usually includes slowing down | ||
cantabile | in a singing style | |||
cantando | singing | |||
capriccioso | in a whimsical or fanciful style | |||
col; colla; colle | with | eg: colla voce = with the voice | ||
come | as; similar to | eg: come prima = as before | ||
comodo | convenient | eg: tempo comodo = at a comfortable speed | ||
con | with | eg: con moto = with movement | ||
crescendo | (cresc.) | gradually getting louder | ||
da capo | (D.C.) | from the beginning | An instruction to repeat the misc from the beginning. | |
dal segno | (D.S.) | from the sign | An instruction to repeat the misc from the sign. | |
deciso | with determination | |||
decrescendo | (decresc.) | gradually getting softer | ||
delicato | delicate | |||
diminuendo | (dim.) | gradually getting softer | ||
dolce | sweetly | eg: dolcissimo = as sweet as possible | ||
dolente | sad; mournful | |||
dolore | grief | eg: doloroso = sorrowful | ||
doloroso | sorrowful | |||
doppio movimento | twice as fast | |||
e; ed | and | |||
energico | energetic | |||
espressivo | (espr.) | expressive | ||
estinto | as soft as possible | |||
facile | easy | |||
felice | happy | |||
fermata | pause | |||
feroce | fierce | |||
fine | the end | Often used in conjunction with "da capo" or "dal segno" to indicate where to end the piece after repeating. eg: al fine = to the end | ||
flessibile | flexible | |||
forte | (f) | loud; strong | ||
fortepiano | (fp) | loud then immediately soft | ||
fortissimo | (ff) | very loud | ||
forza | force | eg: forzando (fz) = strongly accented | ||
fretta | haste | |||
fuoco | fire | |||
furioso | furious | |||
giocoso | playful; humerous | |||
giojoso | joyful; merry | |||
giusto | proper; exact | |||
grandioso | grandly | |||
grave | very slow; solemn | |||
grazioso | graceful | |||
impetuoso | impetuous | |||
incalzando | getting quicker | |||
inquieto | restless | |||
in relievo | prominent | A direction to make the melody stand out. | ||
lacrimoso | sad | |||
largamente | broadly | |||
larghetto | rather slow | Slightly faster than largo. | ||
largo | rather slow; stately | |||
legato | smoothly | Indicates no break between notes. | ||
leggiero | light; nimble | |||
lento | slow | |||
liberamente | freely | |||
l'istesso | the same | eg: l'istesso tempo = at the same speed | ||
loco | at the normal pitch | Used to cancel an 8va direction. Also used to confirm that 8va is not intended. | ||
lugubre | mournful | |||
lunga | long | eg: lunga pausa = long pause | ||
lusigando | coaxing | |||
ma | but | eg: allegro ma non troppo = quick but not too quick | ||
maestoso | majestic | |||
mancando | fading away | |||
marcato | (marc.) | emphatic; accented | ||
marziale | in a military style | |||
meno | less | eg: meno forte = less loud | ||
mesto | sad | |||
mezzoforte | (mf) | moderately loud | ||
mezzopiano | (mp) | moderately soft | ||
misterioso | mysterious | |||
misura | measure | eg: alla misura = in strict time; senza misura = in free time | ||
moderato | moderate speed | eg: allegro moderato = moderately fast. | ||
molto | very; much | eg: allegro molto = very fast | ||
morendo | dying away | |||
mosso | movement | |||
moto | movement | |||
niente | nothing | |||
nobilmente | nobly | |||
non | not | |||
nuovo | new | e.g. di nuovo = again | ||
obbligato | obligatory | Indicates that an instrument has a special role and is essential. | ||
ossia | or; alternatively | Often used to indicate a simpler version of a difficult passage. | ||
ostinato | persistent | Generally refers to a persistently repeated rhythmic or melodic figure. | ||
parlando | speaking | A direction for a singer to sing in a conversational style. | ||
patetico | with deep feeling | |||
pausa | pause | |||
per | by; for; to | |||
perdendosi | dying away | |||
pesante | heavy | |||
piacevole | pleasant | |||
piangevole | plaintive | |||
pianissimo | (pp) | very soft | ||
piano | (p) | soft | ||
piĆ¹ | more | e.g. piĆ¹ forte = louder | ||
pizzicato | plucked | An instruction to string players to pluck the strings, rather than bow them. | ||
placido | calm; peaceful | |||
pochettino | (poch.) | rather little | ||
poco | a little | e.g. poco a poco = little by little | ||
possible | possible | e.g. presto possible = as fast as possible | ||
precipitando | rushing; headlong | |||
presto | very fast | |||
prima | first | (Prima; Primo) e.g. prima volta = first time; tempo primo = revert to the speed at the beginning of the piece of music | ||
quasi | as if; resembling | e.g. quasi recitativo = like a recitative | ||
rallentando | (rall.) | gradually getting slower | ||
rigoroso | strict | |||
rinforzando | (rf; rfz) | reinforcing | ||
risoluto | bold; strong | |||
ritardando | (rit.) | gradually getting slower | ||
ritenuto | (rit.) | held back | ||
ritmico | rhythmically | |||
rubato | with some freedom of time | |||
scherzando | playful; joking | Also scherzoso. | ||
scherzo | joke; jest | A movement in a piece, generally light and humerous in nature. | ||
seconda | second | (Seconda; secondo) | ||
semplice | simple; plain | |||
sempre | always | e.g. sempre staccato = always detached | ||
senza | without | e.g. senza misura = freely (not in time) | ||
segue | go straight on | |||
sforzando | (sf; sfz) | forced; accented | ||
simile | (sim.) | in the same way | ||
slargando | getting slower | |||
slancio | enthusiasm | |||
smorzando | (smorz.) | dying away | Both tone and speed | |
soave | gentle; smooth | |||
solenne | solemn; grave | |||
sonoro | resonant; with rich tone | |||
sopra | above | |||
sospirando | sighing | |||
sostenuto | sustained | |||
sotto | below | eg: sotto voce = in an undertone | ||
spirito | spirited | |||
spiritoso | spirited | |||
staccato | detached | |||
strepitoso | noisy; boisterous | |||
stretto | quickening the speed | Also means overlapping entries of a fugue subject. | ||
stringendo | gradually getting faster | |||
subito | suddenly | |||
tacet | silent | A direction that a particular part has nothing to play in a section of music. | ||
tanto | so much | |||
tempo | speed | eg: a tempo = return to the previous speed, after a slowing down or speeding up. | ||
teneramente | tenderly | |||
tenuto | held | |||
tosto | swift; rapid | |||
tranquillo | calm | |||
trionfale | triumphant | |||
triste | sad; sorrowful | |||
troppo | too much | eg: allegro ma non troppo = fast, but not too fast. | ||
tutti | all; everyone | |||
veloce | swift | |||
vigoroso | vigorous; strong | |||
vivace | lively | |||
vivo | lively | |||
voce | voice | |||
volante | flying; fast | |||
volta | time | e.g. prima volta = first time | ||
volti subito | (V.S.) | turn the page at once |
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