1. ABRSM Music Theory Grade 1 - Performance Directions (Signs)with 100% correct answers

crescendo (getting louder) Gradually getting louder diminuendo or decrescendo (getting softer) Gradually getting softer fermata (hold the note longer) sign can be over a note or under a note slur (play the notes smoothly) curved line over two different notes or over a group of notes ottava (octave) play an octave higher 8va (above a note or notes) ottava bassa play an octave lower 8va (under a note or notes) staccato (short, detached) a dot above or under a note accent (play slightly louder) > (over or under a note) Emphasis on certain parts of the measure repeat signs - at the second sign, go back to the first sign and repeat the music from there (the first sign is left out if the music is repeated from the beginning) Maelzel's Metronome M.M. 72 crotchet (quarter-note) beats in a minute 8va (over a note or notes) 8ve (under a note or notes)