Music Theory Grade 1 Performance Directions

"Composers use special signs and words which are not English to explain how they want their music to be played. Here are some very common words -- all Italian -- which students need to know in Grade 1."
From ABSRM Publishing

46 cards   |   Total Attempts: 182
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Accelerando
Gradually getting quicker
Adagio
Slow
Allegretto
Fairly quick (but not as quck as allegro)
Allegro
Quick, cheerful
Andante
At a medium ('walking') speed
Cantibile
In a singling style
Crescendo (cresc.)
Gradually getting louder
Da capo (D.C.)
Repeat from the beginning (top)
Dal segno (D.S.)
Repeat fron the sign
Decrescendo (decresc.)
Gradually getting quieter
Diminuendo (dim.)
Gradually getting quieter
Fine
The end
F (forte)
Loud
Ff (fortissimo)
Very loud
Legato
Smoothly