front 1 accent | back 1 a stressed note |
front 2 allegro | back 2 fast |
front 3 allegretto | back 3 fairly fast (a little slower than allegro) |
front 4 andante | back 4 moderately slow; at a walking pace |
front 5 a tempo | back 5 return to the original tempo |
front 6 common time | back 6 a symbol for 4/4 |
front 7 crescendo, cresc | back 7 becoming louder |
front 8 D.C. al Fine | back 8 repeat from the beginning and end at Fine |
front 9 da capo, D.C. | back 9 from the beginning |
front 10 decrescendo, decresc. | back 10 becoming softer |
front 11 diminuendo | back 11 becoming softer |
front 12 double bar line | back 12 indicates the end of a piece |
front 13 fermata | back 13 pause, hold the note or rest for longer than it's written value |
front 14 fine | back 14 the end |
front 15 forte | back 15 loud |
front 16 fortissimo | back 16 very loud |
front 17 legato | back 17 smooth |
front 18 lento | back 18 slow |
front 19 mezzo forte | back 19 moderately loud |
front 20 mezzo piano | back 20 moderately soft |
front 21 moderato | back 21 at a moderate tempo |
front 22 molto | back 22 much, very |
front 23 Pedale, ped. | back 23 use the damper pedal (on the piano) |
front 24 pianissimo | back 24 very soft |
front 25 piano | back 25 soft |
front 26 poco | back 26 little |
front 27 presto | back 27 very fast |
front 28 rallentando, rall. | back 28 slowing down |
front 29 repeat sign | back 29 repeat the music within the double bar lines |
front 30 ritardando, rit. | back 30 slowing down gradually |
front 31 slur | back 31 play the notes smoothly (legato) |
front 32 staccato | back 32 detached |
front 33 tempo | back 33 speed at which music is performed |
front 34 tenuto | back 34 held, sustained |
front 35 tie | back 35 hold for the combined value of the tied notes |