Basic Rudiments Vocab
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| 188307761 | a tempo | return to original speed | |
| 188307762 | acciatura | a grace note or crushed note | |
| 188307763 | accelerando (accel.) | gradually become faster | |
| 188307764 | accent | a stressed note; play this note louder than the dynamic marking indicates | |
| 188307765 | adagio | very slowly (slower than andante, but not as slow as Largo) | |
| 188307766 | Allegretto | fairly lively (but not as fast as Allegro) | |
| 188307767 | Allegro | lively, quick, bright (fast) | |
| 188307768 | Andante | at a walking pace, slow | |
| 188307769 | Andantino | a little faster than Andante | |
| 188307770 | cantabile | in a singing style | |
| 188307771 | con grazia | "with grace", in a graceful or elegant style | |
| 188307772 | crescendo (cresc.) | gradually becoming louder | |
| 188307773 | Da Capo (D.C.) | repeat from the beginning | |
| 188307774 | Dal Segno | repeat from the snakey sign | |
| 188307775 | decrescendo (decresc.) | gradually becoming softer | |
| 188307776 | diminuendo (dim.) | gradually becoming softer | |
| 188307777 | dolce | sweet | |
| 188307778 | fermata | pause; hold this note (or rest) longer than it's note value indicates | |
| 188307779 | Fine | the end | |
| 188307780 | forte (f) | loud | |
| 188307781 | fortepiano (fp) | loud, then immediately soft | |
| 188307782 | fortissimo (ff) | very loud | |
| 188307783 | grazioso | gracefully | |
| 188307784 | Larghetto | rather slow (not as slow as Largo) | |
| 188307785 | Largo | very slow and soft | |
| 188307786 | Lento | slow | |
| 188307787 | legato | smoothly connected | |
| 188307788 | M.D. (mano destra) | with the right hand | |
| 188307789 | M.S. (mano sinistra) | with the left hand | |
| 188307790 | Maestoso | majestically | |
| 188307791 | marcato | well marked, accented | |
| 188307792 | mezzo forte (mf) | moderately loud (a little softer then forte) | |
| 188307793 | mezzo piano (mp) | moderately soft (a little louder than piano) | |
| 188307794 | Moderato | at a moderate speed | |
| 188307795 | ottava (8va) | an octave | |
| 188307796 | pianissimo (pp) | very soft | |
| 188307797 | piano (p) | soft | |
| 188307798 | poco | little | |
| 188307799 | poco a poco | little by little | |
| 188307800 | Prestissimo | as fast as possible | |
| 188307801 | Presto | very fast | |
| 188307802 | rallentando (rall.) | gradually becoming slower | |
| 188307803 | repeat signs | repeat the music between the repeat signs | |
| 188307804 | ritardando (rit., ritard.) | gradually becoming slower | |
| 188307805 | slur | a line drawn over (or under) two or more notes, indicating they are to be played legato | |
| 188307806 | stacatto | play this note short, separated, or detached | |
| 188307807 | tempo | the speed at which the music is to be played | |
| 188307808 | tempo primo (tempo 1) | return to the original speed (usually follows a rallentando or a ritardando) | |
| 188307809 | tenuto | sustain this note for its full value | |
| 188307810 | tie | hold for the combined value of both notes of the same pitch |