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[-]	What does this symbol mean? 03:51 on Saturday, June 05, 2004 0 votes

(Simon)

Hi All,

Teaching myself to read music, can anyone explain to me what the "mp" symbol means in the following image:

http://users.tpg.com.au/adsllguk/symbol.JPG

Thanks

[-]	Re: What does this symbol mean? 05:25 on Saturday, June 05, 2004 0 votes

(Hi)	it means mettzo piano which means quite quietly.

[-]	Re: What does this symbol mean? 11:10 on Saturday, June 05, 2004 0 votes

(music teacher)

This is a dynamic marking to tell you how loud or soft(quietly) to play. F is a loud sound. The dynamic range going from loudest to softest is fff,ff,f,mf,mp, p, pp, ppp. Mp is not the least amount of sound. It is in the middle range just a little softer than mf.

[-]	Re: What does this symbol mean? 13:14 on Saturday, June 05, 2004 0 votes

(bobboeternal)

it should also be noted that mp is almost interchangeable with mf.

[-]	Re: What does this symbol mean? 16:15 on Saturday, June 05, 2004 0 votes

(M. A.)

Hi, that symbol is a dymanic(sp?) marking. It tells u how loud or soft to play. "mp" means mezzo piano or medium soft. Any other questions? E-mail me. I`d be glad to help u.

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