Grade 1 Terms and Signs 2

Crescendo means

• gradually getting slower

• gradually getting softer

• gradually getting faster

• gradually getting louder

Staccato means

• short, detached

• slow

• end

• gracefully

Moderato means

• very fast

• sweetly

• moderately

• smoothly

Ritardando means

• lively

• hold back

• the end

• back to the beginning

Pianissimo means

• slowly

• played with the hands

• with vigour

• very soft

The Italian term for sweetly is

• allegro

• dolce

• lento

• mezzo forte

The Italian term for smoothly is

• allegretto

• adagio

• ritard

• legato

The Italian term for leisurely is

• mezzo piano

• ritmico

• leggiero

• adagio

The Italian term for very slow is

• grave

• mezzo forte

• allegretto

• legato

The Italian term for playfully is

• dolce

• adagio

• lento

• scherzando