| A | B |
|---|
| accelerando | gradually get faster |
| accent | articualtion achieved through bow speed |
| con | with (e.g. con moto) |
| col legno | with the back of the bow |
| cantabile | singingly |
| crescendo | gradually get louder |
| DC | da capo (from the top) |
| DC al Fine | from the top to the End |
| DS | from the sign (segno) |
| DS al Coda | From the Sign to the Coda |
| coda | the ending section of a piece |
| decrescendo | gradually get softer |
| diminuendo | gradually get softer |
| dolce | sweetly |
| ledger lines | lines above and below a staff |
| legato | very smooth and connected |
| meno | less |
| molto | a lot |
| moto | motion |
| mosso | motion (e.g. meno mosso) |
| piu | more |
| trill | rapidly play written note and note above |
| pizzicato | pluck the string |
| poco | little |
| ritardando | gradually get slower |
| sempre | always |
| senza | without |
| slur | play two or more notes under the same bow |
| dynamics | louds and softs of music |
| sostenuto | sustained sound |
| subito | suddenly |
| syncopation | emphasis on off-the-beat rhythms |
| tenuto | articulation achieved through bow weight |
| tutti | everyone plays |
| fermata | hold |
| segno | sign |
| flat | lowers a pitch one half step |
| sharp | raises a pitch one half step |
| natural | cancels previous accidentals |
| staccato | articulation acheived by stopping the bow |
| marcato | articulation achieved through lots of initial bow weight quickly released (heavy accent) |
