Grade 1 Performance directors Part 2

Adagio

• Quick

• Slow

• At a medium (walking) speed

Allegro

• Quick (cheerful)

• Slow

• At a medium (walking) speed

Andante

• Quick

• Slow

• At a medium (walking) speed

Cantabile

• in a singing style

• smoothly

• moderately

Legato

• In a singing style

• smoothly

• moderately

• slow

Moderato

• in a singing style

• smoothly

• Moderately

• slow

rallentando (rall.) / ritardando ( rit.)

• gradually getting faster

• gradually getting slower

• gradually getting quieter

• gradually getting louder

accelerando (accel.)

• gradually getting faster

• gradually getting slower

• gradually getting quieter

• gradually getting louder

crescendo ( cresc.)

• gradually getting faster

• gradually getting slower

• gradually getting quieter

• gradually getting louder

da capo (or D.C.)

• repeat from the beginning

• the end

• speed, time

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