SCBDA junior Terms Dynamics/ Tempo

accelerando

• rapid; lively
• gradually faster
• from the sign
• gradually slower

allegretto

• light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro
• very fast
• moderately
• rapid; lively

allegro

• moderately slow, but moving
• gradually faster
• from the sign
• rapid; lively

andante

• generally a little quicker than andante
• rapid; lively
• moderately slow, but moving
• very fast

andantino

• generally a little quicker than andante
• gradually faster
• moderately
• very fast

largo

• rapid; lively
• very slow
• from the beginning
• gradually slower

moderato

• moderately
• very fast
• rapid; lively
• from the beginning

presto

• moderately slow, but moving
• rapid; lively
• very fast
• gradually slower

rallentando

• moderately slow, but moving
• gradually slower
• very fast
• gradually faster

ritardando

• gradually slower
• rapid; lively
• from the beginning
• gradually faster