Grade 2 Performance Directions Quiz

Define "andantino"

• At a walking pace

• Fast

• Slightly faster than andante, but may also mean slightly slower.

Define "con"

• With

• Short

• Long

• Without

Define "dolce"

• Sweet, soft

• Less

• More

• Broadening

Define "presto"

• Long

• Sustained

• Slow

• Fast

Define "ad libitum, ad lib"

• Very soft

• At choice, meaning that a passage may be played freely

• Very slow

• Very fast

Define "grave"

• Rigid

• Very slow, happy

• Graceful

• Very slow, solemn

Define "vivace"

• Rather slow

• Held

• Sustained

• Lively

Define "piu"

• More

• Less

Define "sforzando"

• More

• Forced, accented

• Without

Define "espressivo"

• Expresso

• Slow

• Expressive

• Fast