ABRSM All Grade 3 Music Theory Terms and definitions already graded A

1. adagietto rather slow (but faster than adagio) 2. ad libtum, ad. lib. at choice, meaning a passage may be played freely 3. agitato agitated 4. alla breve 2/2 time 5. amore love 6. amoroso loving 7. anima soul, spirit 8. con anima with feeling, spirited 9. animato animated, lively 10. animando become more lively 11. ben well 12. brio vigor 13. con brio with vigor, lively 14. comodo convenient 15. tempo comodo at a comfortable speed 16. deciso with determination 17. delicato delicate 18. energico energetic 19. forza force 20. largamente broadly 21. leggiero light, nimble 22. marcato, marc. emphatic, accented 23. marziale in a military style 24. mesto sad 25. pesante heavy 26. prima, primo first 27. risoluto bold, strong 28. ritmico rhythmically 29. rubato, tempo rubato with some freedom of time 30. scherzando, scherzoso playful, joking 31. seconda, secondo second