Make sure you have learnt all of these by next Friday (27th January) - these are from the Grade 1 syllabus...
You will be tested on them!
(Those of you who are doing the restest from the beginning-of-term test will also be doing that next Friday).
| a tempo | In time |
| accelerando (accel) | Gradually getting quicker |
| adagio | Slow |
| allegretto | Fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro) |
| allegro | Quick (literally: cheerful) |
| allegro moderato | Moderately quick |
| andante | At a walking speed |
| cantabile | In a singing style |
| crescendo (cresc) | Gradually getting louder |
| da capo (DC) | Repeat from the beginning |
| dal segno (DS) | Repeat from the sign |
| decrescendo (decresc) | Gradually getting quieter |
| diminuendo (dim) | Gradually getting quieter |
| fine | The end |
| forte (f) | Loud |
| fortissimo (ff) | Very loud |
| legato | Smoothly |
| lento | Slow |
| mezzo | Half |
| mezzo forte (mf) | Moderately loud (literally half loud) |
| mezzo piano (mp) | Moderately quiet (literally half quiet) |
| moderato | Moderately |
| pianissimo (pp) | Very quiet |
| piano (p) | Quiet |
| poco | A little |
| rallentando (rall) | Gradually getting slower |
| ritardando (rit) (ritard) | Gradually getting slower |
| ritenuto (rit) (riten) | Held back |
| staccato (stacc) | Detached |
| tempo | Speed, time |
