Grade 1 Flashcards
(35 cards)
1
Q
fortissimo ff
A
Very loud
2
Q
forte f
A
Loud
3
Q
mezzo forte mf
A
Moderately loud
4
Q
pianissimo pp
A
Very quiet
5
Q
piano p
A
Quiet
6
Q
mezzo piano mp
A
Moderately quiet
7
Q
crescendo (cresc.)
A
Gradually getting louder
8
Q
decrescendo (decresc.)
A
Gradually getting quieter
9
Q
diminuendo (dim.)
A
Gradually getting quieter
10
Q
allegro
A
Quick
11
Q
allegretto
A
Fairly quick
12
Q
moderato
A
At a moderate speed
13
Q
andante
A
At a medium speed
14
Q
adagio
A
Slow
15
Q
accelerando (accel.)
A
Gradually getting quicker
16
Q
rallentando (rall.)
A
Gradually getting slower
17
Q
ritardando (ritard. or rit.)
A
Gradually getting slower
18
Q
a tempo
A
In time - resume the original speed
19
Q
cantabile
A
In a singing style
20
Q
da capo (D.C.)
A
Repeat from the beginning
21
Q
dolce
A
Sweet
22
Q
fine - al fine
A
The end - up to the end
23
Q
legato
A
Smoothly
24
Q
staccato (staccato.)
A
Detached
25
Gradually getting louder (crescendo)
26
Gradually getting quieter (decrescendo or diminuendo)
27
Accent the note (play with emphasis)
28
Slur; perform smoothly
29
Sign
Tie; hold value of both notes
30
staccato; detached
31
Pause on the note or rest
32
Metronome mark; 60 crotchets per minute
33
Repeat
34
Common time 4/4
35
M.M. Maelzel’s Metronome 1815
