Grade 1 Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
andante
A
medium (walking) speed
2
Q
lento
A
slow
3
Q
ritenuto
A
held back (slower)
4
Q
cresc.
A
gradually getting louder
5
Q
A
slur
6
Q
A
repeat
7
Q
allegro
A
quick
8
Q
staccato
A
detached
9
Q
ritardando
A
gradually getting slower
10
Q
allegro moderato
A
moderately quick
11
Q
rit.
A
gradually getting slower
12
Q
legato
A
smoothly
13
Q
moderato
A
moderately
14
Q
A
staccato
15
Q
accelerando
A
gradually getting quicker
16
Q
A
tie
17
Q
mp
A
moderately quiet
18
Q
cantabile
A
in a singing style
19
Q
D.S.
A
repeat from the sign $
20
Q
a tempo
A
in time
21
Q
A
Play an octave higher
22
Q
forte
A
loud
23
Q
fine
A
the end
24
Q
crescendo
A
gradually getting louder
25
p
quiet
26
crescendo (gradually getting louder)
27
mezzo forte
moderately loud
28
tempo
speed, time
29
pause
30
da capo
repeat from the beginning
31
dal segno
repeat from the sign $
32
ff
very loud
33
allegretto
fairly quick (not as quick as allegro)
34
adagio
slow
35
pianissimo
very quiet
36
f
loud
37
8va
octave
38
decresc.
gradually getting quieter
39
stacc.
detached
40
D.C.
repeat from the beginning
41
fortissimo
very loud
42
mezzo piano
moderately quiet
43
decrescendo
gradually getting quieter
44
pp
very quiet
45
poco
a little
46
72 crotchets per minute
47
rallentando
gradually getting slower
48
mezzo
half
49
Diminuendo (gradually getting quieter)
50
piano
quiet
51
Play an octave lower
52
dim.
gradually getting quieter
53
diminuendo
gradually getting quieter
54
accel.
gradually getting quicker
55
rall.
gradually getting slower
56
mf
moderately loud
