Grade 1 Words Flashcards
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Adagio
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Slow
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Accelerando ( or accel. )
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Gradually getting quicker
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Allegretto
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Fairly quick (not as quick as allegro)
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Allegro
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Quick (literally ‘cheerful’)
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Andante
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At a medium ‘walking’ speed
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Cantabile
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In a singing style
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Crescendo
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Gradually getting louder
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Da capo ( or D.C.)
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Repeat from the begining
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Dal segno (or D.S)
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Repeat from the sign
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Decrescendo (or decresc.)
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Gradually getting quieter
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Diminuendo (or dim.)
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Gradually getting quieter
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Fine
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The end
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F (=forte)
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Loud
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FF (=fortissimo)
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Very loud
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Legato
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Smoothly
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Lento
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Slow
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Mezzo
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Half
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MF (=mezzoforte)
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Moderately loud (literally ‘half’ loud)
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MP (=Mezzopiano)
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Moderately quiet (literally ‘half’ quiet)
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Moderato
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Moderately
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Allegro moderato
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Moderately quick
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P (=Piano)
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Quiet
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PP (=pianissimo)
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Very quiet
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Poco
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A little
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Rallentando (or rall.)
Gradually getting slower
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Ritardando (or ritard. or rit)
Gradually getting slower
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Ritenuto ( or riten. or rit.)
Held back
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Staccato
Detached
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Tempo
Speed, time
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A tempo
In time
