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GRADE 1 MUSIC TERMS
Grade 1 ABRSM music theory Italian terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mezzo | half |
| adagio | slowly |
| andante | a medium walking pace |
| moderato | at a moderate speed |
| allegro | quick, cheerful, lively, fast |
| accelerando | gradually becoming quicker |
| allegretto | fairly quick |
| rallentando | gradually becoming slower |
| ritardando | gradually becoming slower |
| ritenuto | held back |
| a tempo | return to former speed |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| da capo al fine | from the beginning until the word fine |
| dal segno | repeat from the symbol |
| leggiero | lightly |
| molto | very |
| poco | a little |
| crescendo | gradually becoming louder |
| decrescendo | gradually becoming quieter |
| diminuendo | gradually becoming quieter |
| lento | slowly |
| legato | smooth, well connected |
| staccato | short and detached |
| M.M. . = 80 | Maelzel's metronome, 80 beats per minute |
| fine | the end |