Abrsm Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ABRSM Music Theory Grade 2

1. forte loud 2. mezzo forte moderately loud ('half' loud) 3. fortissimo very loud 4. piano soft 5. pianissimo very soft 6. mezzo piano moderately soft ('half' soft) 7. crescendo (cresc.) getting louder 8. decrescendo (or decresc.) getting softer (same as diminuendo) 9. diminuendo (dim.) getting softer (same as decrescendo) 10. allegro fast (lively, cheerful) 11. allegretto rather fast (but not as fast as allegro) 12. al...

ABRSM Grade 1 Music Theory Terms and Signs a tempo - return to the original tempo (the speed at which the piece began) accelerando (accel.) - gradually getting faster Adagio - slow and stately (literally, "at ease") (55-65 BPM); between andante and largo Allegretto - light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro Allegro - fast, quickly and bright (109-132 BPM) -- right before vivace Andante - walking speed (73-77 BPM) Cantabile - "singable" or "songlike" ;a particu...

ABRSM Music Theory Grade 2.

1. adagietto rather slow (but faster than adagio) 2. ad libtum, ad. lib. at choice, meaning a passage may be played freely 3. agitato agitated 4. alla breve 2/2 time 5. amore love 6. amoroso loving 7. anima soul, spirit 8. con anima with feeling, spirited 9. animato animated, lively 10. animando become more lively 11. ben well 12. brio vigor 13. con brio with vigor, lively 14. comodo convenient 15. tempo comodo at a comfortable speed 16. deciso with d...

1. attacca go straight to the next section of music (italian) 2. dolente sad, mournful (italian) 3. dolore grief (italian) 4. doppio movimento twice as fast (italian) 5. estinto as soft as possible, lifeless (italian) 6. incalzando getting quicker (italian) 7. lacrimoso sad (italian) 8. loco at the normal pitch, used to cancel 8va (italian) 9. lunga long (italian) 10. doloroso sorrowful (italian) 11. lusingando coaxing; in a sweet and persuasive style (italian) 1...

ABRSM Grade 5 Theory Exam C major - A minor - G major - E minor - D major - B minor - A major - F# minor - E major - C♯ minor - B major - G♯ minor - F♯ major - D♯ minor - F major - D minor - B♭ major - G minor - Eb major - C minor - Ab major - F minor - D♭ major - Bb minor - G♭ major - Eb minor - aber - but (German) Ausdruck - expression (German) bewegt - with movement, agitated (German) breit - ...

1. accelerando (or accel.) gradually getting quicker 2. adagio slow 3. allegro quick, cheerful 4. andante a medium, walking speed 5. crescendo gradually getting louder 6. de capo (or D.C) repeat from the beginning 7. dal segno (or D.S) repeat from the dal segno symbol 8. decrescendo (or diminuendo) gradually getting softer 9. fine the end 10. forte (f) loud 11. fortissimo (ff) very loud 12. mezzo forte (mf) moderately loud (Medium loud) 13. mezzo pia...

1. gradually getting quicker accelerando (or accel.) 2. slow adagio 3. fairly quick (but not allegro) allegretto 4. quick, cheerful allegro 5. a medium, walking speed andante 6. in a singing style cantabile 7. gradually getting louder crescendo (or cresc, or an long less than sign) 8. repeat from the beginning da capo (or D.C) 9. repeat from the dal segno symbol dal segno (or D.S) 10. gradually getting quieter (similar to diminuendo) decresce...