ABRSM Grade 2 Music Theory August 2020

Question 1

alla marcia

Answer 1

in the style of a march

Question 2

allargando

Answer 2

broadening (getting a little slower and probably a little louder)

Question 3

con moto

Answer 3

with movement

Question 4

con, col

Answer 4

with

Question 5

Answer 5

cut time

Question 6

dal segno (or D.S.)

Answer 6

from the sign

Question 7

e, ed

Answer 7

and

Question 8

espressivo (or espress.)

Answer 8

expressive

Question 9

fp (fortepiano)

Answer 9

loud, then immediately soft

Question 10

grave

Answer 10

very slow, solemn

Question 11

grazioso

Answer 11

graceful

Question 12

largo

Answer 12

slow, stately

Question 13

lento

Answer 13

slow

Question 14

ma

Answer 14

but

Question 15

Answer 15

marcarto - marked, or accented

Play the note louder and more forcefully than a note with an accent

Question 16

meno

Answer 16

less

Question 17

meno mosso

Answer 17

slower

Question 18

molto

Answer 18

very, much

Question 19

Answer 19

multi bar rest

Question 20

non troppo

Answer 20

not too much

Question 21

Answer 21

play notes an octave above (a)

Question 22

Answer 22

play notes an octave below (b)

Question 23

più

Answer 23

more

Question 24

più mosso

Answer 24

more quickly

Question 25

poco, poco a poco

Answer 25

little, little by little, gradually

Question 26

Answer 26

portato - mezzo staccato - articulated legato

Question 27

presto

Answer 27

fast (faster than Allegro)

Question 28

Answer 28

prima volta

play the first time

Question 29

ritenuto (or riten. or rit.)

Answer 29

held back

Question 30

Answer 30

seconda volta

play the second time

Question 31

senza

Answer 31

without

Question 32

Answer 32

staccatissimo / spiccato

detached notes, shorter than staccato

Question 33

Answer 33

tenuto

Play the note at its full value or slightly longer

Question 34

vivace, vivo

Answer 34

lively, quick