admin 14 Dec 2017 0 Comments accelerando gradually getting quicker adagio slow allegretto fairly quick allegro quick andante at a medium speed cantabile singing style crescendo gradually getting louder da capo repeat from beginning da segno repeat from S sign decrescendo gradually getting quieter diminuendo gradually getting quieter fine the end forte loud fortissimo very loud legato smoothly lento slow mezzo half mezzoforte moderately loud mezzopiano moderately quiet moderato moderately piano quiet pianissimo very quiet poco a little rallentando gradually getting slower ritardando gradually getting slower ritenuto held back staccato detached tempo speed, time Related posts: AB G1 Theory Musical Terms Music Theory Exam Grade 1 ABRSM Grade 2 Performance Directions Performance Directions Theory Grade 6 terms and signs 2007 Clinic All-State Terms band terms–clinic Musical Terms