Level One Musical Terms:

Expressions (dynamics, changes in dynamics, etc.):

ff  (fortissimo)
f  (forte)
mf  (mezzo forte)
mp  (mezzo piano)
p  (piano)
pp  (pianissimo)
piu f  (forte)
decresc.
cresc.
crescendo 'hairpin'
decrescendo 'hairpin'
smorzando
pesante

Articulations (accents, lengths of notes, etc.):

slur
tenuto
staccato
fermata
arpeggiate
syncopation

Tempo and tempo alterations:

Allegro
Allegretto
Andante
Andantino
Largo
Moderato
Molto Agitato
rit.
poco rit.
rallentando
Cut time (Alle Breve)

Musical forms:

Canon
Étude
March
Menuet
Prelude
Folksong

Historical periods:

Classical Period (Era)
Romantic Period (Era)
20th Century Classical Music
Modernism
Late 20th Century Postmodern
20th Century American Popular
American Folksong
African American Spiritual

Early American Singing School

Metrical Psalm

Musical instruments:

Bagpipes

General terms:

drone
ostinato
repeat signs
1st & 2nd endings
Da capo al fine
tie
8vb
loco
sub.  (subito)
simile
sustain pedal

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