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Musical Terms - ABRSM Grade 1 - (copy)

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All the musical terms you need for ABRSM Grade 1 theory exam

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a tempo	resume the normal speed
accelerando	becoming gradually faster
adagio	slow
allegro	lively, reasonably fast
allegretto	slightly slower than allegro
andante	at walking speed
andantino	a little slower or faster than andante
cantabile	in a singing style
con	with
crescendo or cresc.	getting gradually louder
da capo or D.C.	start from the beginning
dal segno or D.S.	start from the sign
decrescendo or decresc.	getting gradually softer
diminuendo or dim.	getting gradually softer
dolce	sweetly
fine	the end
forte (f)	loud
fortissimo (ff)	very loud
forzando (fz)	with a strong accent
largo	slow and stately, broad
legato	smoothly
leggiero	lightly
lento	slowly
maestoso	majestically
mezzo forte (mf)	moderately loud
mezzo piano (mp)	moderately soft
moderato	at a moderate speed
pesante	heavily
piano (p)	soft
pianissimo (pp)	very soft
poco	a little
presto	very quick
prestissimo	as fast as possible
rallentando or rall.	becoming gradually slower
ritardando or ritard. or rit.	gradually slower
ritenuto or riten. or rit.	hold back, slower at once
scherzo	a joke
scherzando	playfully
sforzando (sf or sfz)	with a sudden accent
staccato	short, detached
subito	suddenly
tempo	speed
tranquillo	quietly
vivace	lively, quick

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