Grade 1 Vocab.

Question 1

Adagio

Answer 1

Slow

Question 2

Allegretto

Answer 2

Fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro)

Question 3

Allegro

Answer 3

Quick (literally cheerful)

Question 4

Andante

Answer 4

At a medium (walking) speed

Question 5

Cantabile

Answer 5

In a singing style

Question 6

Crescendo (or cresc.)

Answer 6

Gradually getting louder

Question 7

Da capo (or D.C.)

Answer 7

Repeat from the beginning

Question 8

Dal segno

Answer 8

Repeat from the sign (symbol that I can’t add)

Question 9

Decrescendo o diminuendo

Answer 9

Gradually getting quieter

Question 10

Fine

Answer 10

The end

Question 11

f (=forte)

Answer 11

Loud

Question 12

ff (=fortissimo)

Answer 12

Very loud

Question 13

Legato

Answer 13

Smoothly

Question 14

Lento

Answer 14

Slow

Question 15

Mezzo

Answer 15

Half

Question 16

mf (=mezzo forte)

Answer 16

Moderately loud

Question 17

mp (=mezzo piano)

Answer 17

Moderately quiet

Question 18

Moderato

Answer 18

Moderately ( allegro moderato: moderately quick)

Question 19

p (=piano)

Answer 19

Quiet

Question 20

pp (=pianissimo)

Answer 20

Very quiet

Question 21

Poco

Answer 21

A little

Question 22

Rallentando (or rall.) o Ritardando (or ritar. or rit.)

Answer 22

Gradually getting slower

Question 23

Ritenuto (or riten. or rit.)

Answer 23

Held back

Question 24

Staccato (or stacc.)

Answer 24

Detached

Question 25

Tempo

Answer 25

Speed time (a tempo: in time)

Question 26

Accelerando (or accel.)

Answer 26

Gradually getting quicker