admin 07 Dec 2017 0 Comments Accelerando getting faster Adagio slow Allargando getting broader, louder and slower Allegretto rather fast Allegro fast, lively allegro assai very fast andante at a walking pace andantino faster or slower than andante larghetto rather slow largo slow, stately lento slow moderato moderately mosso, moto movement presto very fast rallentando getting slower ritardando getting slower ritenuto held back tempo speed vivace, vivo fast, lively alla marcia in the style of a march cantabile in a singing style da capo (D.C) repeat from the beginning dal segno (D.S) repeat from the sign $ dolce sweetly espressivo (espress, espr.) expressive fine the end giocoso merry grave very slow, solemn grazioso gracefully legato smoothly maestoso majestic sforzando, sforzato (sf, sfz) forced, accented simile (sim.) in the same way sostenuto sustained staccato (stacc.) detached tenuto held crescendo (cresc.) getting louder decrescendo (decresc.) getting softer diminuendo (dim.) getting softer f (forte) loud ff (fortissimo) very loud fp (fortepiano) loud, then soft mf (mezzo forte) moderately loud mp (mezzo piano) moderately soft p (piano) soft pp (pianissimo) very soft a at, to, by, for, in, in the style of al, alla in the style of assai very con,col with e, ed and ma but meno less mezzo half molto very, much non not piu more poco a little senza without troppo too much non troppo not too much Related posts: Grade 6 terms and signs GRADE 1 Intermediate Piano Terms and Signs RCM Rudiments 2/3 Terminology 7-12 Grade Music Theory Conducting Music terms Music Theory Exam Grade 1 Performance Directions ABRSM 4th Grade Ornaments