Largo
Very slow
Adagio
Slow
Andante
Moderately slow
Moderato
Moderate
Allegro
Lively, brisk, quick
Presto
Rapid
Maestoso
Majestically
Vivace
Lively, animated
Vivo
Very fast, lively, brisk
Prestissimo
Extremely fast
Piu
More
Non
Not
Divisi
Divide
Solo
One
Fine
End
Accelerando
Speed up
Rallentando
Slowing
Sostenuto
Sustained
Da Capo (D.C)
To the beginning
Coda
Separate section to end the piece
Meno
Less
Molto
Much
Sempre
Always
Soli
section
Tenuto
Stretch
Poco
Little
Mosso
Motion
Arco
With bow
Tutti
All
Dolce
sweetly
Legato
Smooth
Dynamics
Volume of sound
Dal Segno (D.S)
From the dign
Con
With
Pizzicato
Pluck
Simile
Same
Senza
Without
Subito
Suddenly
Morendo
To die away
Sordino
Mute
Moto
Motion, speed
Ritardando
Slow down
A Tempo
Return to first tempo
Vibrato
Wavering the tone by shaking the wrist/finger
Rhythm
Measured movement of sound
Detache(with accent in the e)
alternating up and down bows
Staccato
Detached, separated
Marcato
Marked with emphasis
Spiccato
Bow bounced off the string
Martele(with accent on the e)
Hammered, sharp decided stroke
Crescendo
Getting louder
Accent
Sideways tent above the note
Cesura
“railroad tracks”
Alle Breve
Cut time
Fermata
Hold until cut off
Decrescendo
Getting softer
Repeat
self explanitory
Sforzando
Accented
Common time
4
4
Top number
Beats per measure
Bottom Number
What note gets the beat
Order of Sharps
FCGDAEB
Order of Flats
BEADGCF
Key Sigs for sharps
Look @ last sharp, move up a half step from there
Key Sigs for Flats
Next to last flat is the name