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LCM Grade 3 Italian Words

This document provides a summary of grade 3 music theory concepts including: Dynamics - Italian terms for loudness (forte, piano, etc.) and notation for getting louder/softer (crescendo, diminuendo). Tempo - Italian terms for speed (allegro, andante, etc.) and notation for acceleration/deceleration (accelerando, ritardando). Other concepts - Notation for articulation (staccato, legato), duration (tie, dot), and emphasis (sforzando, trill).

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LCM Grade 3 Italian Words

This document provides a summary of grade 3 music theory concepts including: Dynamics - Italian terms for loudness (forte, piano, etc.) and notation for getting louder/softer (crescendo, diminuendo). Tempo - Italian terms for speed (allegro, andante, etc.) and notation for acceleration/deceleration (accelerando, ritardando). Other concepts - Notation for articulation (staccato, legato), duration (tie, dot), and emphasis (sforzando, trill).

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Grade 3 Theory

Dynamics
Italian Sign English
Forte f Loud
Piano p Soft
Mezzoforte mf Moderately loud
Mezzopiano mp Moderately soft
Pianissimo pp Very soft
Fortissimo ff Very loud

Crescendo Getting gradually louder


Diminuendo Getting gradually softer

Tempo
Italian English
Allegro Quick and lively
Andante At a walking pace
Allegretto Quick, but not as quick as Allegro
Adagio Slow and leisurely

Accelerando Getting gradually faster


Ritardando al fine Slow down till the end
Ritenuto Hold back
Ritardando (Rallentando) Getting gradually slower
A tempo In time
Others
Sign Meaning
Staccato Short and detached

Legato (Slur) Connected

Tie They are played as a single note

A dot after the The dot adds half to the note’s


note value

Pause Hold the note a bit longer

120 minims in a minute


= 120
sf or
Sforzando Accented, with force
A quick alternation of 2 adjacent
Trill notes
All the bars from the beginning
(or the previous repeat sign)
Repeat should be played again
Half a semiquaver
Demisemiquaver
2 dotted crotchets in a bar
(compound duple time)

Double sharp Raises a note 2 semitones (a


tone)
Double flat Lowers a note 2 semitones (a
tone)
Italian English Example
Molto Much (or more) Molto diminuendo: Becoming much
softer
Meno Less Meno adagio: more slowly
Poco A little Poco allegro: a little quick, but not as
fast as Allegro
Più More Più crescendo: a little louder
Assai Enough (or very) Allegro assai: Quickly enough (or very
quickly)
Non Not too much Allegro non troppo: Quickly, but not
troppo too quickly

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