Musical Terms 1

at a walking pace

• Moderato

• Andante

• A tempo

• Allegro

slowly

• allegro

• adagio

• accelerando

• adjunct

When a piece is Moderato, it is at a​ _____ pace

• moderate

• fast

• slow

allegro

• very slow

• moderate tempo

• lively and fast

• soft

presto is

gradually becoming faster

• accelerando

• ritardando

• diminuendo

• crescendo

rallentando means to gradually get ____

gradually becoming slower

• a tempo

• forte

• allegro

• ritardando

a ritenuto tells me to immediately

• slow down

• speed up

return to original tempo