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Diminuendo

A gradual decrease in loudness, marked dim. Interchangeable with decrescendo.

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Harder than a crescendo on piano, because you're shaping a sound that's already dying. Practice long diminuendos on one repeated chord and listen for even steps down — like walking down stairs, not falling.

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