| Term | Definition |
|---|
| legato | smooth and connected (marked by slurs) |
| staccato | short and detached (marked by a dot above or below the note head) |
| marcato | accented and march-like (marked by accent marks ^ or - ) |
| Dynamics | how loudly or softly a song is sung or played |
| forte | loud |
| piano | soft |
| mezzo | medium |
| fortissimo | very loud |
| pianissimo | very soft |
| crescendo | to gradually get louder |
| decrescendo | to gradually get softer |
| tempo | how quickly or slowly a song is sung or played |
| accelerando | to gradually get faster |
| ritardando | to gradually get slower |
| andante | walking pace |
| presto | very fast |
| allegro | fast |
| largo | very slow |
| lento | slow |
| poco a poco | little by little |
| subito | suddenly |
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