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    Performance Directions Grade 1

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    This document defines Italian musical terms used for grade 1 performance directions. It provides translations and definitions for over 30 common Italian terms related to tempo, dynamics, articulation, and expression. These terms indicate elements like speed, volume, smoothness of playing, and repetition markings that help performers interpret musical notation.

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    This document defines Italian musical terms used for grade 1 performance directions. It provides translations and definitions for over 30 common Italian terms related to tempo, dynamics, articulation, and expression. These terms indicate elements like speed, volume, smoothness of playing, and repetition markings that help performers interpret musical notation.

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    This document defines Italian musical terms used for grade 1 performance directions. It provides translations and definitions for over 30 common Italian terms related to tempo, dynamics, articulation, and expression. These terms indicate elements like speed, volume, smoothness of playing, and repetition markings that help performers interpret musical notation.

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    Performance Directions Grade 1

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    Jack Smit
    This document defines Italian musical terms used for grade 1 performance directions. It provides translations and definitions for over 30 common Italian terms related to tempo, dynamics, articulation, and expression. These terms indicate elements like speed, volume, smoothness of playing, and repetition markings that help performers interpret musical notation.

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    GRADE 1 PERFORMANCE DIRECTIONS

    Grade 1 Performance Directions


    Grade 1 Italian Terms Definition

    accelerando / accel gradually getting quicker

    adagio slowly

    allegretto moderately fast

    allegro fast, quickly, and bright

    andante at a walking pace

    cantabile in a singing style

    crescendo / cresc. gradually getting louder

    da capo / D.C repeat from the beginning

    dal segno / D.S repeat from the sign

    decrescendo / decresc. gradually getting quieter

    diminuendo / dim. gradually getting quieter

    fine the end

    forte loud

    fortissimo very loud

    legato smoothly

    lento slow

    mezzo half

    mezzo forte moderately loud

    mezzo piano moderately quiet

    moderato moderately

    www.hellomusictheory.com page 1
    GRADE 1 PERFORMANCE DIRECTIONS

    piano quiet

    pianissimo very quiet

    poco a little

    rallentando / rall. gradually getting slower

    ritardando / rit. gradually getting slower

    ritenuto / rit. held back

    staccato detached

    tempo speed / time

    8va octave

    play the notes contained inside the bracket


    an octave higher than written

    play the notes contained inside the bracket


    an octave lower than written

    accent the note - written above or below


    the note head

    pause on the note or rest

    metronome mark - 70 crochet beats in a


    minute
    a slur - play the notes within the line
    smoothly (legato). Very similar looking to a
    tie but a slur is between notes that are
    different pitches and can span more than
    two notes.

    play the note staccato (detached) - written


    above or below the note head

    repeat marks - when you reach the second


    sign go back to the first sign, or if there is
    not first sign go back to the beginning

    www.hellomusictheory.com page 2

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