Music Terms & Signs pt.1 Flashcards
1
Q
Accelerando, accel.
A
Becoming quicker
2
Q
Accent
A
A stressed note
3
Q
Adagio
A
Slow
4
Q
Allegro
A
Fast
5
Q
Allegretto
A
Fairly fast(a little slower than Allegro)
6
Q
Andante
A
Moderately slow; at a walking pace
7
Q
Andantino
A
A little faster than Andante
8
Q
A tempo
A
Return to the original tempo
9
Q
Cantabile
A
In a singing style
10
Q
Crescendo, cres.
A
Becoming louder
11
Q
Da capo, D.C.
A
From the beginning
12
Q
Dal segno, D.S.
A
From the sign
13
Q
D.C. al Fine
A
Repeat from the beginning and end at Fine.
14
Q
Decrescendo, descresc.
A
Becoming softer
15
Q
Diminuendo, dim.
A
Becoming softer
