Grade 2 Vocab

Question 1

moto

Answer 1

movement

Question 2

Answer 2

staccatissimo

(super-staccato)

Question 3

grazioso

Answer 3

graceful

Question 4

troppe

Answer 4

too much

Question 5

molto

Answer 5

very

Question 6

sostenuto

Answer 6

sustained

Question 7

vivo

Answer 7

lively, quick

Question 8

mosso

Answer 8

movement

Question 9

col

Answer 9

with

Question 10

fp

Answer 10

loud, then immediately soft

Question 11

assai

Answer 11

very

Question 12

tenuto

Answer 12

held

Question 13

espressivo

Answer 13

expresive

Question 14

piu

Answer 14

more

Question 15

e, ed

Answer 15

and

Question 16

simile

Answer 16

int he same way (similar)

Question 17

giocoso

Answer 17

playful, merry

Question 18

al, alla

Answer 18

in the style of

Question 19

sf, sfz

Answer 19

forces, accented

Question 20

allargando

Answer 20

broadening

Question 21

Answer 21

semi-staccato

(notes should be slightly separated)

Question 22

a

Answer 22

at, to, by, for, in, in the style of

Question 23

Answer 23

Strong accent

Question 24

fortepiano

Answer 24

loud, then immediately soft

Question 25

larghetto

Answer 25

rather slow (but not as slow as largo)

Question 26

largo

Answer 26

slow

Question 27

con

Answer 27

with

Question 28

maestoso

Answer 28

majestic

Question 29

vivace

Answer 29

lively, quick

Question 30

dolce

Answer 30

sweetly

Question 31

andantino

Answer 31

slightly faster than andante

Question 32

Answer 32

Accent

Question 33

non

Answer 33

not

Question 34

senza

Answer 34

without

Question 35

meno

Answer 35

less

Question 36

ma

Answer 36

but

Question 37

presto

Answer 37

fast (faster than allegro)

Question 38

grave

Answer 38

very slow, solemn

Question 39

sforzando

Answer 39

forced, accented

Question 40

non troppo

Answer 40

not too much

Question 41

Answer 41

tenuto

(note is give slight pressure, and is slightly separated)