| A | B |
|---|
 | Accent |
 | Glissando |
 | Marcato |
 | Sforzando |
 | Simile/Double Simile |
 | Slur |
 | Staccato |
 | Tenuto |
 | Tremolo |
 | Trill |
| Tremolo | Really fast repetitions |
| Trill | Repetition among two notes |
| Slur | Like a tie only along two different notes |
| Glissando | Like a slur only more notes with each not played in between the two notes |
| Accent | forced emphasis on a note |
| Staccato | Short, separated, detached style |
| Tenuto | Sustain full value; emphasis on full value of note |
| Sforzando | indicates a forceful, sudden accent |
| Marcato | marked; with emphasis; essentially an intense accent |
| Grazioso | Gracefully |
| Marziale | Martial |
| Animato | Animated; spirited |
| Legato | Smooth and Connected |
| Agitado | agitated; rapid |
| Maestoso | Majestically |
| Appassionato | intensely; passionately; with deep feeling |
| Brillante | Brilliantly |
| Cantabile | in a singing style |
| Con Anima | with animation; spirit |
| Con Brio | with spirit; brilliantly |
| Con Forza | with force |
| Con Grazia | with grace |
| Dolce | Sweetly |
| Energico | energetically |
| Furioso | furiously |
| Grandioso | grand or noble style |
| Vivace | Vivacious; lively |
| A poco | a Little; gradually |
| L'istesso | the same |
| Alla | in the style of |
| Meno | less |
| Molto | very |
| Mosso | motion; movement |
| Non troppo | not too much |
| Poco | a little |
| poco a poco | little by little |
| Ritenuto | a steady pace, but slower than the preceding tempo |
| Rubato | temporary irregularity of time |
| Sempre | always, continually |
| Soli | more than one performer in unison |
| Solo | a composition or passage for one performer |
| Etude | a study |
| Sostenuto | sustained |
| Subito | Suddenly |
| Tacet | Silent |
