Basic Conducting Tempo Terminology Lesson 4

Match the following

• Allegretto

• As fast as possible

• Allegro

• Very fast

• Moderato

• Moderately paced

• Presto

• Fast, quickly

• Prestissimo

• Moderately fast

Match the following

• Adagio/Lento

• Very slow and broad

• Andantino

• Very slow but moving

• Largo

• Moderately slow

• Andante

• Slow but moving

• Larghetto

• Slow

Match the following

• Grave

• Gradually slower and broader

• Rallentando

• Gradually slower and louder

• Allargando

• Gradually slower

• Ritenudo

• Very slow and heavy

• Ritardano

• Suddenly slower

Match the following

• Stringendo

• Sustaining

• Sostenuto

• Gradually faster

• Piu allegro

• More lively

• Accelerando

• Gradually faster and hastening

• Calando

• Gradually slower and softer

Match the following

• Piu mosso

• Less motion

• A piacere

• Dying away

• Tempo rubato

• At pleasure

• Morendo

• Taken freely

• Meno mosso

• More motion

Match the following

• Senza misura

• Strict tempo

• Tempo giusto

• Previous tempo

• Alla misura

• First tempo

• Tempo primo

• Freely

• A tempo

• In exact tempo

Same tempo