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Grade 1 ABRSM Terms
Perf Directions
Term | Definition |
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A tempo | At original speed/time |
Accelerando | Gradually getting faster |
Adagio | Slowly |
Allegretto | Fairly Quick |
Allegro Moderato | Moderately Quick |
Andante | At a walking pace |
Cantabile | In a singing style |
Crescendo | Gradually getting louder |
Da Capo | From beginning |
Dal Segno | From the sign |
Decrescendo | Gradually getting quieter |
Diminuendo | Gradually getting quieter |
Fine | The End |
Forte | loud |
Fortissimo | Very loud |
Legato | Smoothly |
Lento | Slowly |
Mezzo | Half |
Mezzo Forte | Moderately loud |
Mezzo piano | Moderately quiet |
Moderato | at a moderate speed |
Pianissimo | very quiet |
Piano | quiet |
Poco | a little |
Rallentando | guadually getting slower |
Ritardando | gradually getting slower |
Ritenuto | held back |
Staccato | short and detached |