Loud and quiet
Forte means loud and piano means quiet.
What a learner can do afterwards
- Can explain Loud and quiet
The lesson
Music can be loud or quiet. Musicians have special words for this. Forte means loud. Piano means quiet.
Good to know
Forte sounds like a big lion roar. Piano sounds like a soft mouse squeak.
Try it together
Sing one line of a song forte, big and strong. Then sing the same line piano, small and gentle. Listen to how they feel different.
Try it together
Clap your hands forte four times. Now tap one finger on your palm piano four times.
Forte means loud and piano means quiet.
Watch it
Where it sits
Learn first
This opens up
Nothing builds on it yet.
Then practise
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.