Music notation glossary · Dynamics
piano (p)
soft
As a Unicode character — to paste into text, spreadsheets or chat. Whether it appears depends on the font.
In the score
What it means
Italian for soft. Dynamic markings sit below the staff and apply until another replaces them.
Dynamics
From left to right every level a shade louder — the play button plays it that way.
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