ABRSM All Grade 4 Music Theory Terms and definitions already graded A+

1. con sordini (con sord.) 2. senza sordini (senza sord.) with mutes (strings and brass, italian) without mutes (strings and bass, italian) 3. arco play withe the bow after pizzicato (strings, italian) 4. | | down bow (strings) 5. V up bow (strings) 6. slur (strings) played with one stroke of the bow for a legato effect (strings) 7. pizzicato plucked (strings, italian) 8. sul G played on the G string (strings, italian) 9. sul ponticello played near the bridge (strings, italian) 10. una corda press the left pedal and make the piano quieter by only striking one string instead of the usual three (piano, italian) 11. tre corda release the left pedal and allow the hammer to strike three strings (piano, italian) 12. Ped. press/release the right pedal (piano) 13. * press/release the right pedal (piano) 14. P | press/release the right pedal (piano) 15. mano hand (piano, italian) 16. mano sinistra (m.s.) left hand (piano, italian) 17. right hand (piano, italian) mano destra (m.d.) 18. / / spread the notes of a chord quickly, starting from the bottom note (piano, italian) 19. affettuoso tenderly (italian) 20. affrettando hurrying (italian) 21. amabile amiable, pleasant (italian) 22. appassionato with passion (italian) 23. calando getting softer, dying away, and usually slowing down (ital- ian) 24. cantando singing (italian) 25. come as, similar to (italian)