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title: "Lesson 36 · Ritardando · Piakno"
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# Ritardando

> Slow down naturally at the end of a phrase instead of slamming on the brakes

- [Piano Theory from Scratch](https://piakno.com/course/piano-foundations)
- [Previous · Crescendo and diminuendo](https://piakno.com/course/piano-foundations/lesson/35)
- [Next · Putting the crescendos and the ritardando into a piece](https://piakno.com/course/piano-foundations/lesson/37)