Music Theory Grade 3 Performance Directions

"Composers use special signs and words which are not English to explain how they want their music to be played. Here are some very common words -- all Italian -- which students need to know in Grade 3." From ABSRM Publishing

35 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

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Adagietto
Rather slow (but faster than adagio)
Ad libitum, ad lib.
Optional or at will
Agitato
Agitated
Alla breve
With each beat as a minim (2/2 or C instead of 4/4)
Amore
Love(amoroso: loving)
Anima
Soul, spirit (con anima: with feeling / spirited)
Animato
Animated, lively (animando: becoming more lively)
Ben
Well
Brio
Vigour (con brio: with vigour, lively)
Comodo
Convenient (tempo comodo: at a comfortable speed)
Deciso
With determination
Delicato
Delicate
Energico
Energetic
Forza
Force
Largamente
Broadly