Common score terms, grouped by category.
Dynamics
Words for how loud or soft to play, and how that changes.
- ppp피아니시시모
Extremely soft
- pp피아니시모
Very soft
- p피아노
Soft
- mp메조 피아노
Moderately soft
- mf메조 포르테
Moderately loud
- f포르테
Loud
- ff포르티시모
Very loud
- fff포르티시시모
Extremely loud
- Crescendo (cresc.)크레셴도
Gradually getting louder
- Diminuendo (dim.) / Decrescendo (decresc.)디미누엔도 / 데크레셴도
Gradually getting softer
- sf / sfz (sforzando)스포르찬도
Suddenly accent a note strongly
- fp (forte-piano)포르테 피아노
Loud, then immediately soft
- subito p / subito f수비토
Suddenly soft / suddenly loud