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Music Directions
Performance Directions for ABRSM Theory Grade 1 Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accelerando | gradually getting quicker |
| adagio | slow |
| allegretto | fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro) |
| allegro | quick (literally cheerful) |
| andante | at a medium (walking) speed |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| crescendo (or cresc.) | gradually getting louder |
| da capo (or D.C.) | repeat from the beginning |
| del segno (or D.S.) | repeat from the sign (symbol looks kind of like %) |
| decrescendo (or decresc.) | gradually getting quieter |
| dimimuendo (or dim.) | gradually getting quieter |
| fine | the end |
| F (=forte) | loud |
| FF(=fortissimo) | very loud |
| legato | smoothly |
| lento | slow |
| mezzo | half |
| mf (- mezzo forte) | moderately loud (literally 'half' loud) |
| mp (=mezzo piano) | moderately quiet (literally'half' quiet) |
| moderato | moderately (allegro moderato; moderately quick) |
| p (=piano) | quiet |
| pp (=pianissimo) | very quiet |
| poco | a little |
| rallentando (or rall.) | gradually getting slower |
| ritardondo (or ritard. or rit.) | gradually getting slower |
| ritenuto (or riten. or rit.) | held back |
| staccato (or stacc.) | detached |
| tempo | speed, teim (a tempo; in time) |
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