Music Terms-Week 1

Accelerando

• Gradulally Slower

• Gradually Softer

• Gradually faster

Mezzo

• Full

• loud

• Medium; Half

Forte

• Loud

• Soft

• Fast

Etude

• Very Slow

• A study

• Duet

Crescendo

• Gradually softer

• Gradually faster

• Gradually louder

Al Fine

• Start at the beginning

• To the finish

• To Stop

largo

• Very fast

• with force

• Very slow

fermata

• Cut off

• Hold or pause

• Joyful

Piano (p)

• loud

• soft

• keyboard

Allegro

• Rapid; lively

• Slowly

• Softly