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How frustrating; you were reading through a peice of music and there was this word. What did it mean? It could change the whole sound of the piece! Terms are very important so here is a list of terms that might sneak up on you.
Basic Terms
| Ritardando( rit.)- Gradual decrease in tempo | Forte( f)- Loud |
| Mezzo Forte( mf)- Merately loud | Piano-(p) Soft |
| Mezzo piano( mp)- moderatley soft | Fine- The end |
| Adagio- Slow | Allegro- Quickly or brightly |
| Andante- flowing,; at a walking tempo | A tempo- Resume original tempo |
| Moderato- Moderately | Legato- Smooth; opposite staccato |
| Stacatto- Detached; opposite lagato. | Accidental- A sign indicating departure from key signature( flat, sharp, or natural sign) |
More Advanced
| Da Capo al Fine ( D.C. Fine) Repeat from the beginning to the word fine | Fortissimo( ff)- Very loud |
| Crescendo( Cresc; often indicated with a large greater than sign))- Gradually louder | Diminuendo( Dim.; often indicated with a lesss then sign)- Gradually softer |
| Cantabile- In a singing style | Pianissimo( pp)- Very soft |
| Octave sign( 8va)- play notes one octave higher( if placed above) or lower( if placed below) than written | Loco- play notes as written |
| Dal Segno al Fine ( D.S. Fine)- Repeat from the last repeat sign to the word fine | Presto- Quickly |
| Coda- A section at the end of a piece | Dolce- Sweetly |
Most Advanced
| Vivace- Vivacious; lively | Espressivo- Expressivley |
| Animato- Animated | Grazioso- Gracefully |
| Leggierio- Lightly | Allegretto- briskly; not as fast as Allegro |
| Molto- Much | Piu'- More |
| Piu' mosso- More motion | Meno- Less |
| Meno moss- Less motion | Maestoso- Majestically |
| Prestissimo- Very fast | Scherzo- In a playful or joking mood |
| Morendo- Dying away | Poco a poco- Little by little |