Grade 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Accelerando (accel.)
A
Gradually get quicker
2
Q
Adagio
A
Slow
3
Q
Allegretto
A
Fairly quick (not as quick as allegro)
4
Q
Allegro
A
Quick (literally ‘cheerful’)
5
Q
Andante
A
Medium (walking) speed
6
Q
Cantabile
A
Singing style
7
Q
Crescendo (cresc.)
A
Gradually getting louder
8
Q
de Capo (D.C.)
A
Repeat from the beginning
9
Q
dal segno (D.S.)
A
Repeat from the sign
10
Q
Decrescendo (decres.)
A
Gradually getting quieter
11
Q
Diminuendo (dim.)
A
Gradually getting quieter
12
Q
Fine
A
The end
13
Q
Forte
A
Loud
14
Q
Fortissimo
A
Very loud
15
Q
Legato
A
Smoothly
16
Q
Lento
A
Slow
17
Q
Mezzo
A
Half
18
Q
Mezzo forte
A
Moderately loud
19
Q
Mezzo piano
A
Moderately quiet
20
Q
Moderato
A
Moderately quick
21
Q
Piano
A
Quiet
22
Q
Pianissimo
A
Very quiet
23
Q
Poco
A
A little
24
Q
Rallentando (rall.)
A
Gradually getting slower
25
Ritardando (ritard. Or rit.)
Gradually getting slower
26
Ritenuto (riten. Or rit.)
Held back
27
Staccato (stacc.)
Detached
28
Tempo
Speed, time (a tempo: in time)
