| Term | Definition |
|---|
| poco a poco rit | slowling little by little |
| subito piano | suddenly soft |
| a capella | without accompaniment |
| accelerando | becoing faster |
| accidental | symbol used to raise or lower pitch |
| ad lib | freely, take liberties |
| chord | 3 or more chordes sounded together |
| chromatic | moving up or down by half steps |
| coda | an additional ending |
| crescendo | gradually louder |
| decresedndo | gradually slower |
| D.C | repeat from the begining |
| D.S | repeat from the sign |
| descant | higher part |
| Diminuendo | gradually slower |
| Dolce | sweetly |
| dynamics | degrees of loud and soft |
| Fermata | hold |
| Fine | the end |
| interval | distance between pitches |
| Legato | smoothly |
| Marcato | marked, stressed |
| Phrase | a musical sentence or idea |
| Ritardando | slower |
| Rallentando | gradually slower |
| Sforzando | strongly accendented |
| Staccato | short deatched |
| Tempo | rate of speed |
| tenuto | substained |
| tonic | the key center |
| trebbel | high |
| tuttie | all together |
| unison | all sing same pitches |
| adagio | slow |
| allargando | broader and slower |
| allegretto | slightely faster than adante |
| allegro | lively, fast tempo |
| andante | walking tempo |
| andantino | slow tempo |
| animato | animated quick |
| largo | very slow tempo |
| lento | slow tempo |
| moderato | moderately |
| presto | very fast tempo |
| rubato | irregulary tempo |
| vivace | lively brisk |
| a tempo | return to original speed |
| tempo primo | first speed |
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