WorksheetsMusical Terms - Tempo
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Vivace means
Slowly
Lively
Sadly
Presto means
Very fast/ quickly
Very slow
Fast
Allegro means
Very fast/ quickly
Slow
Fast
Allegretto means
Fairly slow
Slow
Fairly quick
Andante means
At a running pace
At a jogging pace
At a walking pace
Moderato means
At a moderate speed
At a quick speed
At a slow speed
Prestissimo means
As slow as possible
Fast
As fast as possible
Adagio means
Quickly with great expression
Slowly with great expression
Slowly with little expression
Lento means
Slow
Fast
Very fast
Largo means
Slow/ Broadly
Fast/ Lightly
Sudden
Larghetto means
Rather quick
Rather slow
Quick
Andantino means
Very very slow
slow
Slightly slow
Grave means
Quickly
Very slowly, solemn
As fast as possible
... ma non troppo means
...but not too much
... but not too slow
... but not too little
Accelerando (accel.) means
As slow as possible
Gradually getting slower
Gradually getting faster
Ritardando (rit) means
Getting faster
Getting slower
Pause
Rallentando (rall.) means
Getting faster
Getting slower
Pause
Ritenuto (riten.) means
Freely
Held Back
Very broadly
Rubato means
Rubbery time
Flexibility/ freedom of time
Rigidity of time
