Grade 1 Vocab. Flashcards
1
Q
Adagio
A
Slow
2
Q
Allegretto
A
Fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro)
3
Q
Allegro
A
Quick (literally cheerful)
4
Q
Andante
A
At a medium (walking) speed
5
Q
Cantabile
A
In a singing style
6
Q
Crescendo (or cresc.)
A
Gradually getting louder
7
Q
Da capo (or D.C.)
A
Repeat from the beginning
8
Q
Dal segno
A
Repeat from the sign (symbol that I can’t add)
9
Q
Decrescendo o diminuendo
A
Gradually getting quieter
10
Q
Fine
A
The end
11
Q
f (=forte)
A
Loud
12
Q
ff (=fortissimo)
A
Very loud
13
Q
Legato
A
Smoothly
14
Q
Lento
A
Slow
15
Q
Mezzo
A
Half
16
Q
mf (=mezzo forte)
A
Moderately loud
17
Q
mp (=mezzo piano)
A
Moderately quiet
18
Q
Moderato
A
Moderately ( allegro moderato: moderately quick)
19
Q
p (=piano)
A
Quiet
20
Q
pp (=pianissimo)
A
Very quiet
21
Q
Poco
A
A little
22
Q
Rallentando (or rall.) o Ritardando (or ritar. or rit.)
A
Gradually getting slower
23
Q
Ritenuto (or riten. or rit.)
A
Held back
24
Q
Staccato (or stacc.)
A
Detached
25
Tempo
Speed time (a tempo: in time)
26
Accelerando (or accel.)
Gradually getting quicker
