Performance Directions 1

accelerando means

• gradually getting faster

• getting slower

• fast

adagio means

• slow

• fast

• lively

allegretto means

• getting faster

• fairly fast

• lively, fast

allegro means

• slow

• lively,fast

• walking pace

andante means

• march

• running pace

• at a walking pace

lento means

• at a race cars pace

• moderately

• fast

• at a snails pace

• slow

moderato means

• moderately

• slowly

• average pace

• ivans pace

rallentando (rall.) means

• pausing on a nnote

• speeding up

• gradually getting slower

ritenuto means (ritard., rit.)

• slow down

• held back

• slowing down to ones desire

ritardando (rit)

• going at walking pace

• accelerating

• gradually getting slower