| A | B |
| Metronome | Tool used to keep tempo |
| Tempo is measured in _____ | Beats Per Minute (BPM) |
| Accelerando | Gradually Faster |
| A Tempo | In time, generally implies a return to the original rate of speed |
| Adagio | Very Slow |
| Adagietto | Slow, but not as slow as Adagio |
| Allargando | Gradually Slower and Broader |
| Allegretto | Light and Moderately quick, but not as fast as Allegro |
| Allegro | Rapid; Lively |
| Andante | Moderately Slow but moving |
| Adantino | Generally a little quicker than Andante |
| Largo | Very Slow |
| Larghetto | Slow, but not as slow as Largo |
| Lento | Very Slow |
| Presto | Very Fast |
| Prestissimo | Very Fast; more so than presto |
| Moderato | Moderately |
| Ralentando | gradually slower |
| Ritardando | gradually slower |
| Grave | Very slow or solemn |