ABRSM Grade 1 Music Theory Terms and Signs with complete verified solutions

1. a tempo return to the original tempo (the speed at which the piece began) 2. accelerando (ac- cel.) gradually getting faster 3. Adagio slow and stately (literally, "at ease") (55-65 BPM); between andante and largo 4. Allegretto light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro 5. Allegro fast, quickly and bright (109-132 BPM) -- right before vivace 6. Andante walking speed (73-77 BPM) 7. Cantabile "singable" or "songlike" ;a particular style of playing de- signed to imitate the human voice. 8. crescendo (cresc.) becoming louder 9. Da Capo (D.C.) repeat from the beginning 10. decrescendo (de- cresc.) 11. Diminuendo (dim.) becoming softer becoming softer 12. dolce sweet 13. f (forte) loud, strong 14. ff (fortissimo) very loud 15. fine, al fine the end 16. Legato smooth and connected 17. mf (mezzo forte) moderately loud 18. Moderato moderately 19. mp (mezzo pi- ano) moderately soft 20. p (piano) quiet, soft 21. pp (pianissimo) very soft 22. rallentando (rall.) gradually getting slower 23. ritardando (ri- tard., rit.) gradually becoming slower 24. staccato short and detached