Staccato
Short and Detached
Tenuto
Sustained Slightly
Fermata
Hold note for longer than its value: watch director
Accent
Emphasized or brought out
Marcato
With a strong attack, separated
Sostentunto
Sunstained style
Dolce
Sweetly sung
Breath Mark
Used to create uniform phrasing
Maestoso
Majestic Syle
Sforzando
Sudden, strong, short accent
Legato
Smooth and connected style
Subito
Suddenly
Molto
Much, very
Meno
less
Sempre
always
DS al Coda
Go back to the sign until you see the sign skip to Coda
poco a poco
little by little
DC al Coda
Go back to the beginning until you see the sign to skip to coda
Coda
The final section of the song, the “Tail”
Fine
End of the song
Allegro
Fast
Adagio
slow
accelerando
to go faster, accelerate
Largo
Very Slow
Pianissimo
Very soft
presto
very fast
forte
loud
andante
somewhat slow, walking speed
Crescendo
To gradually get louder
moderato
moderate tempo
ritardando
To go gradually slower
mezzo piano
medium soft
descrescendo
to gradually get softer
fortissimo
very loud
meno mosso
less motion
mezzo forte
medium loud
a tempo
return to the original tempo
piano
soft
vivace
lively tempo