GRADE 1 [ITALIAN]

a tempo accelerando (accel.)

adagio allegretto allegro allegro moderato andante cantabile crescendo (cresc.) da capo (DC) dal segno (DS) decrescendo (decresc.) diminuendo (dim.) fine forte (f) fortissimo (ff) legato lento mezzo mezzo forte (mf) mezzo piano (mp) moderato pianissimo (pp) piano (p) poco rallentando (rall.) ritardando (rit.) (ritard.) ritenuto (rit.) (riten.) staccato (stacc.) tempo

In time/Back to given time Gradually getting quicker Slow Fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro) Quick (literally, cheerful) Moderately quick At a medium walking speed In a singing style Gradually getting louder Repeat from the beginning Repeat from the sign Gradually getting quieter Gradually getting quieter The end Loud Very loud Smoothly Slow Half Moderately loud (literally, half loud) Moderately quiet (literally, half quiet) Moderately Very quiet Quiet A little Gradually getting slower Gradually getting slower Held back Detached Speed, Time

Grade 2 [ITALIAN] At, to, by, for, in, in the style of To the, in the manner of (alla marcia - in the style of a march) allargando Broadening (getting a little slower and probably a little louder) allegro assai Very quick andantino Slightly faster than andante (but may also mean slightly slower) assai Very (allegro assai - very quick) dolce With e, ed And espressivo (espress.) (espr.) Expressive Loud, then immediately soft Fortepiano (fp) giocoso Playful, merry grave Very slow, solemn
a al, alla

grazioso larghetto largo ma maestoso meno molto mosso, moto non piu presto senza sforzando, sforzato (sf.) (sfz.) simile (or sim) sostenuto tenuto troppo vivace, vivo

Graceful Rather slow (but not as slow as largo) Slow, stately But Majestic Less Very, much Movement (meno mosso: slower; con moto: with movement) Not More Fast (faster than allegro) Forced, accented Without In the same way Sustained Held Too much (non troppo: not too much) Lively, quick