grade 4 - performance directions

Question 1

Only used for strings

Answer 1

con aordini (or con sord.) with mutes

Question 2

Only used for strings

Answer 2

arco - play with the bow (a direction after pizzicato)

Question 3

Only used for strings

Answer 3

∏ - bowing mark - down bow

Question 4

Only used for strings

Answer 4

⋁ - bowing mark - up bow

Question 5

Only used for strings

Answer 5

a slur over or under notes means that they are be played in one stroke of the bow (either up or down)

Question 6

Only used for strings

Answer 6

pizzicato - plucked

Question 7

Only used for strings

Answer 7

sul G - play on the G string

Question 8

Only used for strings

Answer 8

sul ponticello

Question 9

Only used for piano

Answer 9

una corda (literally ‘one string’) - press the left pedal

Question 10

Only used for piano

Answer 10

tre corde (literally ‘three strings’) - release the left pedal

Question 11

Only used for piano

Answer 11

𝓡𝓮𝓭, ❁, 𝑷________l, - press/release the right pedal

Question 12

Only used for piano

Answer 12

mano - hand: mano sinistra or m.s. (left hand); mano destra or m.d. (right hand)

Question 13

Only used for piano

Answer 13

arpeggiated chord - a wavy line that goes vertical to the left of a chord - spread the notes of a chord quickly, starting from the bottom note.

Question 14

affettuoso

Answer 14

tenderly

Question 15

affrettando

Answer 15

hurrying

Question 16

amabile

Answer 16

amiable, pleasant

Question 17

appassionato

Answer 17

with passion

Question 18

calando

Answer 18

getting softer, dying away (and usually slowing down)

Question 19

cantando

Answer 19

singing

Question 20

come

Answer 20

as, similar to (come prima: as before; come sopra: as above)

Question 21

facile

Answer 21

easy

Question 22

fuoco

Answer 22

fire

Question 23

giusto

Answer 23

proper, exact (tempo giusto: in strict time)

Question 24

l’istesso

Answer 24

the same (l’istesso tempo: at the same speed)

Question 25

morendo

Answer 25

dying away

Question 26

niente

Answer 26

nothing

Question 27

nobilmente

Answer 27

nobly

Question 28

perdendosi

Answer 28

dying away

Question 29

possibile

Answer 29

possible (presto possibile: as fast as possible)

Question 30

quasi

Answer 30

as if, resembling

Question 31

sonoro

Answer 31

resonant, with rich tone

Question 32

sopra

Answer 32

above

Question 33

sotto

Answer 33

below (sotto voce: in an undertone)

Question 34

veloce

Answer 34

swift

Question 35

voce

Answer 35

voice

Question 36

à

Answer 36

to, at

Question 37

animé

Answer 37

animated, lively

Question 38

assez

Answer 38

enough, sufficiently

Question 39

avec

Answer 39

with

Question 40

cédez

Answer 40

yield, relax the speed

Question 41

douce

Answer 41

sweet

Question 42

en dehors

Answer 42

prominent (a direction to make a melody stand out)

Question 43

et

Answer 43

and

Question 44

légèrement

Answer 44

light

Question 45

lent

Answer 45

slow

Question 46

mais

Answer 46

but

Question 47

moins

Answer 47

less

Question 48

modéré

Answer 48

at a moderate speed

Question 49

non

Answer 49

not

Question 50

peu

Answer 50

little

Question 51

plus

Answer 51

more

Question 52

presser

Answer 52

hurry (en pressant: holding back, slowing a little)

Question 53

ralentir

Answer 53

slow down

Question 54

retenu

Answer 54

held back (en retenant: holding back, slowing a little)

Question 55

sans

Answer 55

without

Question 56

très

Answer 56

very

Question 57

un, une

Answer 57

one

Question 58

vif

Answer 58

lively

Question 59

vite

Answer 59

quick