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Grade 2 Music Terms
Grade 2 Musical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| forte | loud |
| piano | soft |
| mezzo forte | moderately loud |
| mezzo piano | moderately soft |
| fortissimo | very loud |
| pianissimo | very soft |
| crescendo | gradually becoming louder |
| diminuendo | gradually becoming softer |
| decrescendo | gradually becoming softer |
| adagio | slowly |
| lanto | slowly |
| largo | broadly |
| andante | at an easy walking pace |
| moderato | at a moderate speed |
| allegretto | moderately fast |
| allegry | lively and fast |
| vivace | lively |
| vivo | lively |
| prest | very fast |
| accelerando | gradually becoming faster |
| rallentando | gradually becoming slower |
| ritardando | gradually becoming slower |
| ritenuto | immediately slower or held back |
| allargrando | becoming broader |
| piu mosso | more movement, quicker |
| meno mosso | lessmovement, slower |
| a tempo | return to the former speed |
| D major | a key with two sharps |
| A major | a key with three sharps |
| E minor | a scale with F# and a raised 7th of D# |
| A minor | a scale with no sharps or flats but has a raised 7th of G# |
| D minor | a scale with one flat and a raised 7th of C# |
| semiquavers | a quarter beat note |
| binary | a form with 2 sections AB |
| ternary | a form with 3 sections ABA |