Abrsm grades Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. adagietto rather slow (but faster than adagio) 2. ad libitum at choice, meaning that a passage may be played freely 3. agitato agitated 4. alla breve with a minim beat, equivalent to 2/2, implying a faster tempo than the note values might otherwise suggest 5. amore love 6. amoroso loving 7. anima soul, spirit 8. con anima with feeling, spirited 9. animato animated, lively 10. animando becoming more lively 11. ben well 12. brio vigour 13. con brio with vigou...

1. attacca go straight to the next sec- tion of music (italian) 2. dolente sad, mournful (italian) 3. dolore grief (italian) 4. doppio movimento twice as fast (italian) 5. estinto as soft as possible, lifeless (italian) 6. incalzando getting quicker (italian) 7. lacrimoso sad (italian) 8. loco at the normal pitch, used to cancel 8va (italian) 9. lunga long (italian) 10. doloroso sorrowful (italian) 11. lusingando coaxing; in a sweet and persuasive style (italian)...

ABRSM Grades 1-3 Theory Terms with verified correct definitions

Covers: - words for the grade ABRSM Music Theory 4 exam - words from previous grades - signs for the grade 4 ABRSM Music Theory exam - signs from previous grades