Grade 1 Flashcards
1
Q
A tempo
A
In time
2
Q
Accelerando (or accel.)
A
Gradually getting faster
3
Q
Adagio
A
Slow
4
Q
Allegretto
A
Fairly quick
5
Q
Allegro
A
Quick
6
Q
Andante
A
At a walking pace
7
Q
Cantabile
A
In a singing style
8
Q
Crescendo (or cresc.)
A
Gradually getting louder
9
Q
Da capo (or D.C.)
A
Repeat from the beginning
10
Q
Descrescendo (or decresc.)
A
gradually getting quieter
11
Q
Diminuendo (or dim.)
A
gradually getting quieter
12
Q
Dolce
A
sweet
13
Q
f (forte)
A
loud
14
Q
ff (fortissimo)
A
very loud
15
Q
Fine. al fine
A
end
16
Q
Legato
A
smooth
17
Q
mf (mezzo forte)
A
moderately loud
18
Q
Moderato
A
at a moderate speed
19
Q
mp (mezzo piano)
A
moderately soft
20
Q
p (piano)
A
quiet
21
Q
pp (pianissimo)
A
very quiet
22
Q
Rallentando (or rall.)
A
gradually getting slower
23
Q
Ritardando (or rit.)
A
gradually getting slower
24
Q
Staccato (or stacc.)
A
short and detached
