Grade 1 Terms Flashcards
(32 cards)
1
Q
Accelerando
A
Gradually getting quicker
2
Q
Adagio
A
Slow
3
Q
Allegretto
A
Fairly quick
4
Q
Allegro
A
Quick
5
Q
Andante
A
Medium (walking) speed
6
Q
Cantabile
A
Singing style
7
Q
Crescendo
A
Gradually getting louder
8
Q
Da capo
A
Repeat from beginning
9
Q
Dal segno
A
Repeat from s sign
10
Q
Decrescendo
A
Gradually getting quieter
11
Q
Diminuendo
A
Gradually getting quieter
12
Q
Fine
A
The end
13
Q
Forte
A
Loud
14
Q
Fortissimo
A
Very loud
15
Q
Legato
A
Smoothly
16
Q
Lento
A
Slow
17
Q
Mezzo
A
Half
18
Q
Mezzo forte
A
Moderately loud
19
Q
Mezzo piano
A
Moderately quiet
20
Q
Moderato
A
Moderately
21
Q
Piano
A
Quiet
22
Q
Pianissimo
A
Very quiet
23
Q
Poco
A
A little
24
Q
Rallentando
A
Gradually getting slower
25
Ritardando
Gradually getting slower
26
Ritenuto
Held back
27
Staccato
Detached
28
(A) Tempo
(In) time
29
8ve
Ottava (octave)
30
A dot over or under a note
Play staccato
31
A sideways v over or under a note
Accent
32
M.M crotchet = 72
M.M = Maelzel's Metronome, so 72 crotchet beats per minute
