terms

Question 1

accent

Answer 1

a stressed note

Question 2

adagio

Answer 2

a slow tempo (slower than andante but not as slow as largo)

Question 3

allegretto

Answer 3

fairly fast (a little slower than allegro)

Question 4

allegro

Answer 4

fast

Question 5

andante

Answer 5

a walking pace

Question 6

andantino

Answer 6

a bit faster than andante

Question 7

a tempo

Answer 7

return to original tempo

Question 8

cantabile

Answer 8

in a singing style

Question 9

crescendo

Answer 9

becoming louder

Question 10

con pedale

Answer 10

with pedal

Question 11

da capo (D.C.)

Answer 11

repeat from beginning

Question 12

da capo al Fine

Answer 12

repeat at beginning and end at fine

Question 13

dal Segno, D.S.

Answer 13

repeat from the sign

Question 14

decrecendo

Answer 14

becoming softer

Question 15

diminuendo

Answer 15

becoming softer

Question 16

dolce

Answer 16

sweet, gentle

Question 17

fermata

Answer 17

pause,hold the note or rest longer than it’s written value

Question 18

forte

Answer 18

loud

Question 19

fortissimo

Answer 19

very loud

Question 20

fine

Answer 20

the end of the music

Question 21

grazioso

Answer 21

graceful

Question 22

larghetto

Answer 22

not as slow as largo

Question 23

largo

Answer 23

very slow

Question 24

legato

Answer 24

smooth

Question 25

lento

Answer 25

slow

Question 26

maesoto

Answer 26

majestic

Question 27

marcato

Answer 27

marked or stressed

Question 28

mano destra

Answer 28

right hand

Question 29

mano sinistra

Answer 29

left hand

Question 30

mezzo forte

Answer 30

moderately loud

Question 31

mezzo piano

Answer 31

moderately quiet

Question 32

moderato

Answer 32

at a moderate pace

Question 33

ottava 8va

Answer 33

the interval of an octave

Question 34

pianissimo

Answer 34

very soft

Question 35

piano

Answer 35

soft

Question 36

presto

Answer 36

very fast

Question 37

prestissimo

Answer 37

as fast as possible

Question 38

rallentando

Answer 38

slowing down

Question 39

ritardando

Answer 39

slowing down gradually

Question 40

repeat signs

Answer 40

repeat music within the double bars

Question 41

slur

Answer 41

play the notes legato

Question 42

staccato

Answer 42

detached

Question 43

tie

Answer 43

hold the note for the combined value of the tied notes

Question 44

tempo

Answer 44

speed at which the music is performed

Question 45

tempo primo

Answer 45

return to the original tempo