Grade 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Accelerando
A
Gradually getting quicker
2
Q
Adagio
A
Slow
3
Q
Allegretto
A
Fairly quick
4
Q
Allegro
A
Quick
5
Q
Andante
A
At a medium walking speed
6
Q
Cantabile
A
In a singing style
7
Q
Crescendo
A
Gradually getting louder
8
Q
Da capo
A
Repeat from the beginning
9
Q
Dal segno
A
Repeat from sign (āsā with line and dots)
10
Q
Decrescendo
A
Gradually getting quieter
11
Q
Diminuendo
A
Gradually getting quieter
12
Q
Fine
A
The end
13
Q
f
A
Forte - loud
14
Q
ff
A
Fortissimo - very loud
15
Q
Legato
A
Smoothly
16
Q
Lento
A
Slow
17
Q
Mezzo
A
Half or moderately
18
Q
mf
A
Mezzo Forte - moderately loud
19
Q
mp
A
Mezzo Piano - moderately quiet
20
Q
Moderato
A
Moderately
21
Q
p
A
Piano - quiet
22
Q
pp
A
Pianissimo - very quiet
23
Q
Poco
A
A little
24
Q
Rallentando
A
Rall. - Gradually getting slower
25
Ritardando
Ritard. Rit. - Gradually getting slower
26
Ritenuto
Riten. - Held back
27
Staccato
Detached
28
Tempo
Speed, timing