| A | B |
|---|
| Allegro | fast |
| Moderato | moderately fast |
| Andante | walking tempo |
| Adagio | slow |
| Tempo | Italian word meaning "speed" |
| A tempo | return to the original tempo |
| Ritardando (rit.) | growing slower |
| Crescendo (cresc.) | gradually getting louder |
| Diminuendo (dim.) | growing softer |
| Mezzo piano (mp) | moderately soft |
| Mezzo forte (mf) | moderately loud |
| 8va (appears over the notes) | play one octave higher than written |
| 8va (appears under the notes) | play one octave lower than written |
| Interval | the distance between two notes |
| Chord | three or more notes sounded at the same time |
| Triad | a three-note chord made up of a root, third and fifth |
| Fifth | the upper note of a triad |
| Third | the middle note of a triad |
| Root | the lowest note of a triad |
