| A | B |
|---|
| Adagio | very slowly |
| Allegretto | fairly fast, but not as fast as allegro |
| Allegro | quick and lively |
| Andante | rather slow, moving along at a moderate pace |
| Andantino | a little faster than andante |
| a tempo | return to the original tempo |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| crescendo | gradually getting louder |
| Da Capo (D.C.) | repeat from the beginning |
| Dal Segno (D.S.) | repeat from the sign |
| decrescendo | gradually getting softer |
| diminuendo | gradually getting softer |
| dolce | sweetly |
| fermata | hold the note or rest longer than its written value |
| forte (f) | loud |
| fortissimo (ff) | very loud |
| Fine | the end of the music |
| grazioso | gracefully |
| Larghetto | not as slow as Largo |
| Largo | slow and broad |
| legato | smoothly |
| Lento | slow |
| Maestoso | majestically |
| marcato | well marked, with a definite emphasis |
| m.d. (mano destra) | right hand |
| m.s. (mano sinistra) | left hand |
| mezzo forte (mf) | moderately loud |
| mezzo piano | moderately soft |
| Moderato | at a moderate pace |
| pianissimo (pp) | very soft |
| piano | soft |
| poco | little |
| Presto | very fast |
| Prestissimo | as fast as possible |
| rallentando | gradually getting slower |
| ritardando | gradually getting slower |
| repeat sign (two dots) | repeat the music within the double bars |
| slur | play the notes smoothly, connected |
| staccato | play the notes sharply, detached |
| accent (>) | stress the note |
