Loudness and softness in music are identified by volume, with loud sounds having high volume and soft sounds having low volume. Examples of soft sounds include birds chirping, heartbeats, hushing noises, and hissing snakes, while examples of loud sounds include explosions, thunder, live bands, marching bands, and shouting children. Dynamics, or variations in volume, are an important aspect of music that composers and performers use to make their compositions more interesting.

1. Volume of Sound in Music:
Loud and Soft Sounds

2. A loud or soft sound is identified by its
volume, another property of sound. Loud
sound has a high volume while soft
sound has a low volume.

3. Examples of soft sounds:
• Bird's chirp - Tweeet tweet. * fingers snapping
• Heartbeat - Lubdub Lubdub. * a mouse squeaking
• Hush - Ssssssshhhh.
• Hiss of snake - Hissssssss.
• Trickle of water - drip drop.

4. Examples of loud sounds:
• explosion * fireworks
• thunder * heavy traffic with cars blowing
• Live band performance their horns
• Marching band
• Children shouting

5. In music, the dynamics of sound is
very important. Composers and
performers use dynamics to make their
music more interesting.