ABRSM Music Theory Grade 1 exam questions and answers

1. a tempo In time 2. accelerando (accel.) Gradually getting quicker 3. adagio slow 4. allegretto Fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro) 5. allegro moderato Moderately quick 6. andante At a medium ('walking') speed 7. cantabile In a singing style 8. crescendo (cresc.) Gradually getting louder 9. decrescendo (decresc.) Gradually getting quieter 10. diminuendo (dim.) Gradually getting quieter 11. f (forte) Loud 12. ff (fortissimo) Very loud 13. mf (mezzo forte) Moderately loud 14. mp (mezzo piano) Moderately quiet 15. staccato (stacc.) Detached 16. da capo (D.C.) From the beginning 17. dal segno (D.S.) From the S sign 18. fine The end 19. legato Smoothly 20. lento Slow 21. mezzo Half 22. moderato Moderately 23. pp (pianissimo) Very quiet 24. p (piano) Quiet 25. poco A little 26. rallentando (rall.) Gradually getting slower 27. ritardando (ritard., rit.) Gradually getting slower 28. ritenuto (riten., rit.) Held back 29. tempo speed, time