The words we use for dynamics come from Italian.
Basically they are variations of ‘piano’ and ‘forte’.
Piano means soft, pianissimo means very soft, pianississimo means softer than that, etc.
Crescendos and decrescendos as well as sforzando and fp (forte-piano) describe changing dynamics.
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hi how r u i wanted to c if u could help me make up a practize routine for alto sax
Hey Jorge,
What’s your practice routine like right now?
-Neal
why no one online show to make those pretty sax runs.they show you everything else,but no jazzy & bluey runs.why is that.ok.jas.
What jazzy/blues runs do you want to learn? Specifically, like recorded by who on what song?