Grade 1 Flashcards
(28 cards)
1
Q
Accelerando (accel.)
A
Gradually getting quicker
2
Q
Adagio
A
Slow
3
Q
Allegretto
A
Fairly Quick (not as quick as allegro)
4
Q
Allegro
A
Quick (cheerful)
5
Q
Andante
A
At a medium/walking speed
6
Q
Cantabile
A
In a singing style
7
Q
Crescendo (cresc.)
A
Gradually getting louder
8
Q
Da Capo (D.C.)
A
Repeat from the Beginning
9
Q
Dal Segno (D.S.)
A
Repeat from the Sign
10
Q
Decrescendo (decresc.)
A
gradually getting quieter
11
Q
Diminuendo (dim.)
A
gradually getting quieter
12
Q
fine
A
The End
13
Q
Forte (f)
A
Loud
14
Q
Fortissimo (ff)
A
Very Loud
15
Q
Legato
A
Smoothly
16
Q
Lento
A
Slow
17
Q
Mezzo
A
Half
18
Q
Mezzo Forte (mf)
A
Moderately Loud (half loud)
19
Q
Mezzo Piano (mp)
A
Moderately Quiet (half quiet)
20
Q
moderato
A
Moderately
21
Q
Piano (p)
A
Quiet
22
Q
Pianissimo (pp)
A
Very Quiet
23
Q
poco
A
A little
24
Q
Rallentando (rall.)
A
gradually getting slower
25
ritardando (ritard. / rit.)
gradually getting slower
26
Ritenuto (riten. / rit.)
immediately slower
27
Staccato (stacc.)
Detached
28
Tempo
Speed/Time
