grade 1 terms

Question 1

<p>a tempo</p>

Answer 1

<p>at the original speed/ time</p>

Question 2

<p>accelerando</p>

Answer 2

<p>gradually getting faster</p>

Question 3

<p>adagio</p>

Answer 3

<p>slowly</p>

Question 4

<p>allegretto</p>

Answer 4

<p>fairly quick</p>

Question 5

<p>allegro moderato</p>

Answer 5

<p>moderately quick</p>

Question 6

<p>andante</p>

Answer 6

<p>at a walking pace</p>

Question 7

<p>lento</p>

Answer 7

<p>slow</p>

Question 8

<p>rallentando/ ritardando</p>

Answer 8

<p>gradually getting slower</p>

Question 9

<p>ritenuto</p>

Answer 9

<p>held back</p>

Question 10

<p>crescendo</p>

Answer 10

<p>gradually getting louder</p>

Question 11

<p>decrescendo/ diminuendo</p>

Answer 11

<p>gradually getting quieter</p>

Question 12

<p>forte</p>

Answer 12

<p>loud</p>

Question 13

<p>piano</p>

Answer 13

<p>quiet</p>

Question 14

<p>fortissimo</p>

Answer 14

<p>very loud</p>

Question 15

<p>pianissimo</p>

Answer 15

<p>very quiet</p>

Question 16

<p>mezzo forte</p>

Answer 16

<p>moderately loud</p>

Question 17

<p>mezzo piano</p>

Answer 17

<p>moderately quiet</p>

Question 18

<p>legato</p>

Answer 18

<p>smoothly</p>

Question 19

<p>staccato</p>

Answer 19

<p>short and detached</p>

Question 20

<p>cantabile</p>

Answer 20

<p>in a singing style</p>

Question 21

<p>mezzo</p>

Answer 21

<p>half</p>

Question 22

<p>poco</p>

Answer 22

<p>a little</p>

Question 23

<p>moderato</p>

Answer 23

<p>moderately</p>

Question 24

<p>fine</p>

Answer 24

<p>the end</p>

Question 25

<p>da capo</p>

Answer 25

<p>from the beginning</p>

Question 26

<p>dal segno</p>

Answer 26

<p>from the sign</p>