All State Terms Week 1

a tempo

• gradually faster

• rapid, lively

• moderately slow, but moving

• in time; generally implies a return to the original rate of speed

accelerando

• gradually slow down

• gradually faster

• by semi-tones

• in a singing style

al fine

• gradually faster

• animated, spirited

• generally a little quicker than andante

• to the finish

allegretto

• rapid, lively

• light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro

• return to original rate of speed

• in a singing style

allegro

• light and moderately quick

• by semi tone

• rapid, lively

• gradually faster

andante

• animated, spirited

• moderately slow, but moving

• gradually faster

• to the finish

andantino

• light and moderately quick, not as fast as allegro

• rapid, lively

• return to original rate of speed

• generally a litter quicker than andante

Animato

• animated, spirited

• rapid, lively

• in a singing style

• by semi-tones

Canatabile

• to the finish

• In a singing style

• gradually faster

• to the finish

chromatic

• by semi-tones

• light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro.

• generally a little quicker than andante

• gradually faster