Grade One Flashcards
1
Q
A tempo
A
At the original speed
2
Q
Accelerando (accel.)
A
Gradually getting faster
3
Q
Adagio
A
Slowly
4
Q
Allegretto
A
Fairly quickly
5
Q
Allegro moderato
A
Moderately quickly
6
Q
Andante
A
At a walking pace
7
Q
Lento
A
Slow
8
Q
Rallentando (rall.)
A
Gradually getting slower
9
Q
Ritardando (rit.)
A
Gradually getting slower
10
Q
Ritenuto (riten.)
A
Held back
11
Q
Crescendo (cresc.)
A
Gradually getting louder
12
Q
Decrescendo (decresc.)
A
Gradually getting quieter
13
Q
Diminuendo (dim.)
A
Gradually getting quieter
14
Q
Forte (f)
A
Loud
15
Q
Fortissimo (ff)
A
Very loud
16
Q
Mezzo forte (mf)
A
Moderately loud
17
Q
Mezzo piano (mp)
A
Moderately quiet
18
Q
Piano (p)
A
Quiet
19
Q
Pianissimo (pp)
A
Very quiet
20
Q
Cantabile
A
In a singing style
21
Q
Legato
A
Smoothly
22
Q
Staccato
A
Short and detached
23
Q
Da capo (D.C.)
A
From the beginning
24
Q
Dal segno (D.S.)
A
From the sign
25
Q
Fine
A
The end
26
Q
Mezzo (m)
A
Half
27
Q
Moderato
A
Moderately
28
Q
Poco (poc.)
A
A little
