Descriptive Words

by Beatrice Wilder

Contents
Sheet 1 1st Grade Multiple Choice Quiz
Sheet 2 1st Grade Wordsearch
Sheet 3 1st Grade Crossword Puzzle
Sheet 4 1st Grade Scrambled Words
Sheet 5 2nd Grade Multiple Choice Quiz
Sheet 6 2nd Grade Wordsearch
Sheet 7 2nd Grade Crossword Puzzle
Sheet 8 2nd Grade Scrambled Words
Sheet 9 Fallen Letters - Easy Level
Sheet 10 Wordsearch and Puzzle
Sheet 11 Double Puzzles 1
Sheet 12 3rd Grade Multiple Choice Quiz
Sheet 13 3rd Grade Wordsearch
Sheet 14 3rd Grade Crossword Puzzle
Sheet 15 3rd Grade Scrambled Words
Sheet 16 4th Grade Multiple Choice Quiz
Sheet 17 4th Grade Crossword Puzzle
Sheet 18 4th Grade Wordsearch
Sheet 19 4th Grade Scrambled Words
Sheet 20 Trivia Quiz
Sheet 21 Crossword and Puzzle
Sheet 22 Double Puzzles 2
Sheet 23 Fallen Letters - Difficult Level
Sheet 24 Word lists with English meanings

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Sheet 1
1st Grade Quiz - Tick the correct answer

Fine Staccato Crescendo

At an easy
Slowly Adagio walking Andante Short, Staccato
pace detached
Allegro A tempo Presto

Forte Ritenuto Rallentando

Gradually Gradually
Loud Presto becoming Accelerando becoming Ritenuto
louder slower
A tempo Crescendo Diminuendo

Forte Allegro Andante

Gradually
The end Fine Moderately becoming
Allegretto Ritardando
fast slower
Da capo Adagio Dal segno

Andante Diminuendo Adagio

Gradually Lively
Soft Piano becoming Moderato Andante
and fast
Fine softer Rallentando Allegro

Adagio Presto Allegro

Immediately At a
Very fast Lento Ritenuto moderate Moderato
slower
Staccato
speed
Presto Piano

Staccato Pianissimo
Allegro
Gradually Moderately
Smoothly Fine
becoming Crescendo Piu mosso
soft
Legato faster
Accelerando Mezzo piano

Adagio Decrescendo Moderato

Return to Gradually
becoming Crescendo Moderately
former Da capo Rallentando
softer loud
speed Presto Mezzo forte
A tempo
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Sheet 2
1st Grade Wordsearch
Find music terms reading across, up,
down or diagonally for each of the English meanings
and draw circles around them.
Write the music terms on the dotted lines.

A C C E L E R A N D OB O E O
O O N A I P Z U B D I L N T A
D T A O D N A T N E L L A R Z
N A L L E G R E T T OG I O B
E R C A B P C Y M P E T P F Z
U E P R E S T O M L A P O O O
N D D O E O WE F R RO Z Z D
I O B R I S T U D I I C Z Z N
M M C G Y A C A T W DO E E E
I E A E S V N E C W NH M M C
D D B L C D N E N C HB E A S
A Q K L O U F A N D AN T E E
P O J A T X K M T I OT G S R
S N D O L U E T R O F X S I C

Gradually becoming faster ......................................... Moderately soft ...............................................

Return to former speed .............................................. Very fast .........................................................

Gradually becoming slower ........................................ Slowly .............................................................

Gradually becoming slower ........................................ Lively and fast .................................................

At an easy walking pace ............................................. Immediately slower..........................................

Gradually becoming louder ........................................ Short, detached...............................................

Gradually becoming softer ......................................... Moderately fast ...............................................

Gradually becoming softer ......................................... Moderately loud ..............................................

The end ...................................................................... Soft .................................................................

At a moderate speed .................................................. Loud ...............................................................

Smoothly, well connected .......................................... A little .............................................................

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Sheet 3
1st Grade Crossword Puzzle

3
ACROSS
4
4. Gradually becoming softer
5 6 5. Gradually becoming slower
7 8 9. Gradually becoming softer
9 10
10. Low female voice

11 11. Short for diminuendo

12 12. Gradually becoming louder
13
14. Smoothly, well connected
14 15 16
15. At a moderate speed
17
18 19
18. Slowly
20 20. Short, detached

DOWN
1. Lively and fast 8. Return to former speed
2. The end 10. At an easy walking pace
3. Gradually becoming faster 13. Short for `crescendo'
4. Another word for `duet' 16. Two musicians performing together
6. Each bar is separated by a bar _ _ _ _ 17. Short for `ritenuto'

7. Gradually becoming slower 19. Loud

Name two words that both mean `Gradually becoming softer'

___________ __________
Name two similar sounding words that both mean `Gradually becoming slower'

___________ __________
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Sheet 4
1st Grade Scrambled Words
Unscramble the words and draw lines joining the words to their meanings.

a o
ol r c c ne a t da
an e
l g ea l r ed n

slowly
o a d u
a t t re n t
n l rnl e at an easy walking pace i o
at a moderate speed
lively and fast
very fast
o a d o d t
g ai gradually becoming r m eo
faster a

gradually becoming
slower
immediately slower, or
o o cs a
s dc r e held back
e c n gradually becoming at c t
louder
gradually becoming
softer
r loud s
f t r p o e
o e soft t
smoothly, well connected
detached, short
u m
et l g p
i ao o i n n
a o n i d de
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Sheet 5
2nd Grade Quiz - Tick the correct answer

Sempre Allegretto Giocoso

Moderately
Always Vivace short and Pianissimo Lively, Leggiero
detached spirited
Piu Mezzo staccato Vivace

Giocoso al fine Senza

A little Poco
The Sempre
beginning Dal segno Without
Leggiero Da capo Sostenuto

Cantabile Fortissimo Vivace

Lightly Molto
Very loud Piu mosso Slower Meno mosso
Leggiero Mezzo forte Cantabile

Senza Vivace Molto

Sustained Maestoso From the Moderately Meno mosso
Piu mosso
sign
Sostenuto Dal segno Mezzo

Largo Piu mosso Allegro

Broadly Vivo
Becoming Vivace
broader Movement Mosso
Mezzo Allargando Vivo

Allegro Fortissimo Mezzo

Slowly Lento Very soft Lively,
Pianissimo Piu mosso
spirited
Vivace Piu mosso Vivo

Leggiero Molto Leggiero

Majestic Molto Very Mezzo Quicker Piu mosso
Maestoso Vivo Vivo
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Sheet 6
2nd Grade Wordsearch
Find music terms reading across, up,
down or diagonally for each of the English meanings
and draw circles around them.
Write the music terms on the dotted lines.

A H E C T P K G C F N B T X J
L M A E S T O S O C O P T P E
L E K H K A S R A M O L T O V
A R C C A N T A B I L E F L A
R P I A N I S S I MO G M E U
G M R P S L R T E D T G S C O
A E B S M L X N T N U I Q A T
N S I H I Q O D L W N E N V P
D M D N RM A X A M E R T I Y
O O N POC Z S R L T O U V Q
Z R G S A B N L G Z S M I A S
Z P S P V V E E O L O E Q R E
E O O P D I S N Y S S Q G H S
M S E Z H A V T S Z F I J N C
I U N B P C R O O U L N M J O
The beginning........................................................ Moderately........................................................

From the sign......................................................... Quicker..............................................................

Slowly .................................................................... Very soft ..........................................................

Becoming broader.................................................. A little................................................................

In a singing style.................................................... Very...................................................................

Very loud................................................................ Always..............................................................

Broadly................................................................... Without..............................................................

Lightly..................................................................... Sustained..........................................................

Majestic.................................................................. Lively, spirited... ...............................................

Slower..................................................................... Lively, spirited...................................................

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Sheet 7
2nd Grade Crossword Puzzle

Some of these are words that you should remember from First Grade

1 2 3 DOWN

5
2. Sign
4 6

7 8 3. Less
9 10 4. In a singing style
11 5. _ _ _ _ notes have a deep sound
12 13
6. A little
14
8. Movement
15 16

17
10. Moderately fast
18 13. Very soft
19 20 15. Smoothly, well connected
21
16. Immediately slower
22 23 24
18. Lively, spirited
25

27
19. Slowly
26
21. More
23. To write music we use _ _ _ _ _
25. Fine

ACROSS
1. Sempre 15. Broadly
4. Da _ _ _ _ , the beginning 17. Becoming broader
7. Without 20. Lively, spirited
8. Very 21. Very fast
9. Majestic 22. Soft
11. Dal _ _ _ _ _ , from the sign 24. A musical work
12. Count beats in each _ _ _ of music 26. Forte
14. Lightly 27. Sustained

Which words mean `From the beginning to the word Fine'

______________________
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Sheet 8
2nd Grade Scrambled Words
Unscramble the words and draw lines joining the words to their meanings.

c i s a l
p o o m n a
o su p
o e c i tb

a g m p
s e
rl o always e r
a little
becoming broader
broadly
r gi nd g
e le g o from the sign s a lo e
in a singing style
lightly
lively, spirited nl a
v ei a a rg o
cva majestic d l
quicker
sustained
very loud
m s s a ipso
ea o o very soft i ni s m
t
without

u e s
n t s s if s t es
o
o t o r i mo z n a
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Sheet 9
Fallen Letters - Easy Level

All the letters have fallen out of this puzzle and become mixed up.
They need to be put back. Place the descriptive word(s) in the top line
and the correct meanings in the lines below. Use each letter only once.

aan eate alyn ceorald

atawn kidnsy guce labet emi
pal gacne ngfac oradsr

loe thly oma geo

welst lcoan nt fsdh
gone mocdet nir sgle

daore rotmo gidaner

smaped eubor gayld
teadeat lrs nocad
ormawlti
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Sheet 10
Wordsearch and Puzzle

O E O T A M I N A G O O OO E
Word Puzzle
Choose just one letter from each
C T A Z N E S Z A U J B E I R of the words to make
a new word which means
O N J B E N M A R C A T OW P reinforcing the tone
L E O T O M N O C P C V F R M
f o r t e
O M I S S I T S E R P A M E E
a s s a i
R A O L L I U Q N A R T T O S
R G D R R O E C A V I V D T R l e n t o
R R N R I Y T M O R E N D O A f o r t e
D A E O S T T T D P A R I F R m o l t o
I L G T O E I H E Z E C L O D g r a v e
O D N A L A C V R H O M D I E s e n z a
A K I T U T I O S O G T O T V q u a s i
J G R I T V F U C S X R L M R p i a n o
P T T G O S P O A G B X A O B d o l c e
C D S A Q O P I A N O T T L M l a r g o

1. With agitation ..................................................... 13. Very ....................................................................

2. Soft ...................................................................... 14. Dying away ........................................................

3. With animation ................................................... 15. A work or group of works ............................

4. Go on at once ...................................................... 16. A little .............................................................

5. Well marked ....................................................... 17. Extremely fast .............................................

6. Getting softer and slower .............................. 18. With resolution ............................................

7. With movement ................................................ 19. Always ............................................................

8. Soft and sweet ................................................ 20. Without ........................................................

9. Lively, spirited .......................................................... 21. A strong accent ..........................................

10. Broadly ........................................................... 22. Pressing on faster .....................................

11. Rather broadly ............................................. 23. Calmly ...........................................................

12. At normal pitch ..........................................

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Sheet 11
Double Puzzles 1

Unscramble each of the clue words.

Unscramble the letters in the circled squares to find another word.

teuton cool

ssiaa nazes

omlot sporte

pinoa sasia

frote uboart

with animation in a singing style

pomet gaver

nife coop

tubois candola

codle groal

preems cavvie

very loud lightly

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Sheet 12
3rd Grade Quiz - Tick the correct answer

Morendo Allegretto Animato

Release
Broadly Largamente the soft Tre corde With Attacca
pedal agitation
Risoluto Sforzando Agitato

Tranquillo Una Corda Con forza

Calmly Calando
Soft and Con anima
sweet Ad libitum With
feeling
Dolce Dolce Con brio

Con forza Risoluto Animato

With With
With force Ad libitum Con anima
animation Con moto
resolution
Con anima Agitato Opus

Main gauche Una corda Opus

Right hand Main droite Well At normal Loco
Prestissimo
marked pitch
Ben marcato Ben marcato Una corda

Con brio Animato Attacca

With grace At pleasure Go on
Con moto Ad libitum Risoluto
at once
Con grazia Con brio Calando

Agitato Prestissimo Con brio

Rather Animato Extremely With
Con moto Tranquillo
broadly fast movement
Larghetto Agitato Con moto

Morendo Sforzando Una corda

Dying With the
away Dolce A strong Calando soft pedal Opus
accent
Risoluto Con moto Forte-piano
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Sheet 13
3rd Grade Wordsearch
Find music terms reading across, up, down or diagonally for each of the
English meanings and draw circles around them.
Write the music terms on the dotted lines.

P U M O R E N D O T A M I N A
O R F C O O T U L O S I R O X
P X E K T V L N L B C Y L L I
P L A S A E L B E B O M K L U
J Z Z O T A C R A M N E B I Y
G A R T I I P L U Q A T L U O
E A O Y G B S T O O N G A Q D
C T F D A L I S W D I Y R N N
D T N O N B L O I WM E G A A
M A O X I A R O T M A E H R L
R C C L F H Z O C OO I E T A
I C D C O N B R I O M Y T I C
J A I Z A R G N O C R N T X N
H B W C C C J Q E F G T O J J
M A Z R Y Q C O P U S R J C J
Calmly..................................................................... With movement..................................................

At pleasure, quite freely.......................................... Soft and sweet...................................................

With agitation.......................................................... Broadly.. ...........................................................

With animation........................................................ Rather broadly...................................................

Go on at once......................................................... At normal pitch...................................................

Well marked............................................................ Dying away.........................................................

Getting softer & slower........................................... A work or group of works...................................

With feeling............................................................. Extremely fast....................................................

With spirit................................................................ With resolution.. ................................................

With force............................................................... A strong accent.................................................

With grace..............................................................
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Sheet 14
3rd Grade Crossword Puzzle

Some of these are words that you

should remember from previous grades.

2 3 ACROSS
4 5 6

7 8 9 10
3. _ _ _ _ droite, Right hand
11 6. A strong accent
12
7. Calmly
13 14
11. Rather broadly
15

16 17 14. Extremely fast

18 19 16. Go on at once
20 21
17. Sustained
22

23
20. Majestic
24 25 22. With movement
26 27 23. With spirit
24. part of a horn opposite
the mouthpiece
26. Slowly
27. Slowly
DOWN
1. Music is written on this 12. With resolution
2. Broadly 13. Used to join two staves together
3. Very 15. A little
4.Two musicians playing together 18. Always
5. Becoming broader 19. At normal pitch
8. With agitation 21. Without
9. A work or group of works 22. Getting softer and slower
10. Soft and sweet 25. A violin is played with one of these

Which words mean `Release the soft pedal' _____________

Which words mean `With feeling' _____________

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Sheet 15
3rd Grade Scrambled Words
Unscramble the words and draw lines joining the words to their meanings.

om t d lo n t ps
s o i ei
on o c a a c r sm

rather broadly d m o
t i go a n e
t a extremely fast, as fast r o
as possible
with movement
getting softer and
g t o slower t ac a
l h t
a e r t
dying away c a
a strong accent
with agitation
n f s go on at once
e b
c n oa t a
o z
d r a o m r
with animation
calmly
with grace
zfn m a o
a c o with force i n t a
r o
soft and sweet
well marked

o
u r t c a z n o
l a ni o e l d c
q l g r ai
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Sheet 16
4th Grade Quiz - Tick the correct answer

Doloroso Assai Ad libitum

Pleasant,
Gracefully Subito agreeable Non troppo Quite Attacca
freely
Grazioso Piacevole Assai

Cantando Scherzando Perdendosi

Suddenly Subito
In a Dying Smorzando
singing Cantando
style
away
Dolente Sotto voce Calando

Sotto voce Piacevole Dolente

Reinforcing Sadly,
Heavily Rubato Rubato
plaintively Tenuto
the tone
Pesante Rinforzando Risoluto

Tenuto Tempo commodo Piacevole

Held Quasi At a Playfully Loco
Tempo giusto
comfortable
Grave speed Tenuto Scherzando

Smorzando Assai
Doloroso
Slow and
Very Assai
Not too Non troppo solemn Grave
much
Giocoso Portamento Quasi

Cantando Sotto voce Pianissimo

Gay, merry Giocoso Softly, in an Lightly Piacevole
Con moto
undertone
Stringendo Tenuto Leggiero

Perdendosi Gracioso In a Cantando

Fading A smooth
Non troppo gliding from Portamento singing Giocoso
away
note to note style Sotto voce
Risoluto Smorzando
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Sheet 17
4th Grade Wordsearch
Find music terms reading across, up,
down or diagonally for each of the English meanings
and draw circles around them.
Write the music terms on the dotted lines.

O Y O S O C O I GO P B P N Z
E D K Q C P I U D Q F S O L G
K R N D N H I N N B T M R T U
O H C A XW E D O E I O T C Q
G K D A Z G E R M O S R A X Q
E R P Q N R R P Z O O Z M K Q
Q E A I W T O A E A D A E G O
U N R Z A G A F V X N N N M H
A T T U I C V N N E E D T Z U
S L T U M O E E D I D O O Y E
I A S S A C S V O O R T T B E
E T N A S E P O O D E A I Y F
O S O R O L O D P L P B B F G
R J P Q D O L E N T E U U M R
T E N U T O T SWM C R S O S

Very............................................................ Reinforcing the tone......................................................

In a singing style........................................ With some freedom in the time......................................

Dying away................................................. Slow and solemn...........................................................

Gracefully................................................... Pressing on faster..........................................................

Gay, merry.................................................. As if, as it were..............................................................

Suddenly..................................................... At a consistent speed....................................................

Fading away............................................... Pleasant, agreeable......................................................

Heavily....................................................... Sadly, plaintively............................................................

Playfully.. ................................................... Sadly, plaintively............................................................

Held........................................................... A smooth gliding from note to note...................................................

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Sheet 18
4th Grade Crossword Puzzle
Some of these are words that you
should remember from previous grades.

1 2
ACROSS
3

4 1. A smooth gliding from

5 6 7
note to note.
8 9
4. Gracefully
10 7. As if, as it were
11 10. Reinforcing the tone
12 13 12. In a singing style
14
14. Playfully
17. Without
15 16 17
19. Sadly, plaintively
18 19

20 21
20. Gay, merry
22 23 22. Beats in a bar in
simple duple time
23. Heavily
24

25
24. Less
25. Go on at once
26 26. Forte

DOWN
1. Fading away 11. Dying away
2. Held 13. Sadly, plaintively
3. Very 15. At normal pitch
5. With some freedom in the time 16. A little
6. Pressing on faster 18. Pleasant, agreeable
8. Slow and solemn 21. Suddenly
9. With animation

Which words mean `Release the soft pedal' _____________

Which words mean `With feeling' _____________

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Sheet 19
4th Grade Scrambled Words
Unscramble the words and draw lines joining the words to their meanings.

p as m r n n i p d
e nt o z o e e o
e d a s r s d

e g slow and solemn t o

r t u e
a v n
fading away
dying away
heavily
a o n t a a
o tr m p e in a singing style o t n c
n d
held
pleasant, agreeable
a smooth gliding from
e c p i note to note c o
o
o a l v e i g o s
sadly, plaintively
gay, merry
gracefully
b is t very t ne d
uo ol e
playfully
suddenly

g s s z e o r s
o a o c s aa i cn da h
r i
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Sheet 20
Trivia Quiz Score out of 12: ........................

1. This word means at an easy A. Allegro B. Allegretto

walking pace:
C. Andante D. A tempo

2. Go back to the beginning and play until A. piu mosso B. da capo al fine
you come to a word that means the end: C. dal segno D. mezzo staccato

3. Reinforcing the tone: A. Rinforzando B. Smorzando

C. Maestozo D. Non troppo

4. To play extremely fast, or as fast as you A. Allegro B. Prestissimo

possibly can:
C. Presto D. Stringendo

5. This really means stolen time or that you A. Rubato B. Morendo

can use a little freedom with the time:
C. Accelerando D. Decrescendo

6. Play loudly and then immediately get A. Tempo giusto B. Loco

soft again:
C. Forte-piano D. Agitato

7. Dolente and doloroso both mean: A. Dying away B. Fading away

C. Slow and solemn D. Sadly, plaintively

8. Rallentando and ritardando both mean: A. gradually get faster B. gradually get louder

C. Gradually get slower D. gradually get softer

9. Words that mean to play at a A. Tempo commodo B. Tempo giusto

comfortable speed:
C. A tempo D. Listesso tempo

10. A smooth gliding from note to note: A. Pesante B. Pianissimo

C. Portamento D. Piacevole

11. Release the soft pedal: A. Una corda B. Tre corde

C. Con anima D. Sotto voce

12. To return to the former speed: A. Con brio B. Tempo giusto

C. Dal segno D. A tempo

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Sheet 21
Crossword and Puzzle

1 DOWN
1. Very fast
2 3
2. Soft
4 5 3. Becoming broader
6 5. Very loud
7 9. From the sign
8
10. Quicker
12. Always
9 10
11
15. Broadly
12 16. A little
13

14 15

16

17 18

ACROSS Word Puzzle

4. In a singing style Choose just one letter from each of the words to make
a new word which means sadly, plaintively
6. Sustained
7. Lively, spirited d o l c e
8. Moderately fast m o l t o
10. Very soft
l a r g o
11. Without
13. Majestic
f o r t e
14. Lightly s e n z a
15. Slowly l e n t o
17. Very g r a v e
18. Moderately
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Sheet 22
Double Puzzles 2

Unscramble each of the clue words.

Unscramble the letters in the circled squares to find another word.

tannade scoogio

stubio poster

spenate tannadoc

aidoga tenostous

gloate piecloave

from the sign short and detached

ratmodeo coled

catacat cool

tolened empers

mozez golar

soup onapi

the beginning gradually becoming faster

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Sheet 23
Fallen Letters - Difficult Level

All the letters have fallen out of this puzzle and become mixed up.
They need to be put back. Place the descriptive word(s) in the top line
and the correct meanings in the lines below. Use each letter only once.

soru tehm ttspo cpasgto

owt hefba tdmeo amit est
iim netrei enei useond

tomn ao temro
oliga smono rtdi bia iea mel
fetonth pongte atp itdl lsey
qurue fuert

ast ovtyine emerno

solnot noc itey lecslo
dnu etofre wedi hara okutr
lmitdb
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Sheet 24
Word List

First Grade Words Second Grade Words

Adagio slowly Lento slowly
Andante at an easy walking pace Largo broadly
Moderato at a moderate speed Allegretto moderately fast
Allegro lively and fast Vivace lively, spirited
Presto very fast Vivo lively, spirited
Accelerando gradually becoming faster Allargando becoming broader
Rallentando gradually becoming slower Piu mosso quicker
Ritardando gradually becoming slower Meno mosso slower
Ritenuto immediately slower, or held back Pianissimo very soft
A tempo return to former speed Fortissimo very loud
Crescendo gradually becoming louder Mezzo forte moderately loud
Decrescendo gradually becoming softer Mezzo piano moderately soft
Diminuendo gradually becoming softer Maestoso majestic
Fine the end Sostenuto sustained
Da Capo the beginning Sempre always
Forte loud Poco a little
Piano soft Molto very
Legato smoothly, well connected Senza without
Staccato detached, short Cantabile in a singing style
Leggiero lightly
Dal segno from the sign
Da capo al fine from the beginning to the word fine
Mezzo staccato moderately short and detached

Third Grade Words Fourth Grade Words

Largamente broadly Tempo commodo at a comfortable speed
Larghetto rather broadly Tempo giusto at a consistent speed
Prestissimo extremely fast, as fast as possible Listesso tempo at the same speed
Con moto with movement Non troppo not too much
Calando getting softer and slower Grave slow and solemn
Morendo dying away Rubato with some freedom in the time
Forte-piano loud then immediately soft Stringendo pressing on faster
Sforzando a strong accent Perdendosi fading away
Agitato with agitation Smorzando dying away
Attacca go on at once Rinforzando reinforcing the tone
Animato with animation Pesante heavily
Tranquillo calmly Cantando in a singing style
Con anima with feeling Tenuto held
Con brio with spirit Piacevole pleasant, agreeable
Con grazia with grace Portamento a smooth gliding from note to note
Con forza with force Dolente sadly, plaintively
Dolce soft and sweet Doloroso sadly, plaintively
Risoluto with resolution Sotto voce softly, in an undertone
Ben marcato well marked Giocoso gay, merry
Main droite right hand Grazioso gracefully
Main gauche left hand Assai very
Una corda with the soft pedal Quasi as if, as it were
Tre corde release the soft pedal Scherzando playfully
Ad libitum at pleasure, quite freely Subito suddenly
Opus a work or group of works
Loco at normal pitch (after 8va sign)