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Grade 2 Music Terms
Grade 2 Musical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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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 |