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Most modern musical instruments have dynamics. The piano its full name is Pianoforte meaning soft and loud. on its predecssor the harpsicord dynamics could not be changed. It just played loud. This was true of many old style instruments they just had one volume sometimes loud like capped shawms or soft like crumhorns.
Loud may be twice as loud than moderately loud.
the two kinds of dynamics are: soft loud kinds of soft are: kinds of loud are: piano- soft forte- loud pianissimo- very soft fortissimo- very loud pianississimo- very very soft fortississimo- very very loud mezzo piano- moderately soft mezzo forte- moderately loud
Maracas are percussion instruments that produce a relatively soft sound compared to other percussion instruments like drums or cymbals. The sound produced by maracas comes from the rattling of the beads or seeds inside the hollowed-out gourd or plastic shell. While they can vary in volume depending on how vigorously they are played, maracas are generally considered to produce a softer sound compared to louder instruments in the percussion family.
Loud sounds : ambulance siren when close by, helicopter flying low and nearby, cars honking their horns, women behind you at the subway station walking noisily as if they were wearing wooden shoes Soft sounds : elevator rising or dropping, whispering conversations close by, murmuring audiences, small waves crashing on the sandy beach