Grade 1 Flashcards
(32 cards)
1
Q
Adagio
A
Slow
2
Q
Allegretto
A
Fairly quick ( but not as quick as allegro )
3
Q
Allegro
A
Quick ( literally ‘ cheerful ‘ )
4
Q
Andante
A
At a medium (‘walking’) speed
5
Q
Cantabile
A
In a singing style
6
Q
Crescendo
A
Gradually getting louder
7
Q
Da capo
A
Repeat from the beginning
8
Q
Dal segno
A
Repeat from the sign
9
Q
Decrescendo
A
Gradually getting quieter
10
Q
Diminuendo
A
Gradually getting quieter
11
Q
Fine
A
The end
12
Q
F = forte
A
Loud
13
Q
Ff = fortissimo
A
Very loud
14
Q
Legato
A
Smoothly
15
Q
Lento
A
Slow
16
Q
Mezzo
A
Half
17
Q
Mf
A
Moderately loud
18
Q
Mp
A
Moderately quiet
19
Q
Moderato
A
Moderately
20
Q
P
A
Quiet
21
Q
Pp
A
Very quiet
22
Q
Poco
A
A little
23
Q
Rallentando
A
Gradually getting slower
24
Q
Ritardando
A
Gradually getting slower
25
Ritenuto
Held back
26
Staccato
Detached
27
Tempo
Speed, time ( a tempo - In time )
28
Accelerando ( or accel. )
Gradually getting quicker
29
4 - what does this mean
| 4
Crotchet beat
30
4
| 4 - what does this mean
How many beats in a bar
31
Tie
Joins a note which sounds the same ( same note and must be next to each other )
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