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ABRSM All Grade 1 Music Theory Terms

ABRSM GRADE 5 THEORY WITH ALL TERMS CORRECTLY DEFINED BY EXPERTS FOR THE 2024 EXAMS All terms needed for the new (2024) online ABRSM Grade 5 Music Theory exam

1. crescendo (cresc.) gradually getting louder 2. diminuendo (dim.) gradually getting quieter 3. slur perform notes legato-ly 4. octave 5. play an octave higher 6. play an octave lower 7. staccato (stacc.) short, detached 8. > accent 9. repeat signs 10. accelerando (accel.) gradually getting quicker 11. allegretto fairly quick 12. allegro quick (cheerful) 13. andante medium, walking speed 14. da capo (D.C) repeat from the b...

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. 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 Music Theory Grade 2

Adagietto Rather slow Ad lib. Play passage freely Agitato Agitated Alla breve With a minimum beat Amore Love Animato Animated Ben Well Brio Vigour Comodo Convenient Deciso With determination Delicato Delicate Energico Energetic Forza Force Largamente Broadly Leggiero Light, nimble Marc. Emphatic, accented Marziale In a military style Mesto Sad Pesante H...

1. con sordini (con sord.) 2. senza sordini (senza sord.) with mutes (strings and brass, italian) without mutes (strings and bass, italian) 3. arco play withe the bow after pizzicato (strings, italian) 4. | | down bow (strings) 5. V up bow (strings) 6. slur (strings) played with one stroke of the bow for a legato effect (strings) 7. pizzicato plucked (strings, italian) 8. sul G played on the G string (strings, italian) 9. sul ponticello played near...

1. In time A tempo 2. Gradually getting faster Accelerando (Accel.) 3. At choice Ad libitum (Ad lib.) 4. Slow Adagio 5. Tenderly Affettuoso 6. Agitated Agitato 7. In the style of ... Al, alla 8. With a minim (half note) beat Alla breve 9. Broadening Allargando 10. Fairly quick Allegretto 11. Fast Allegro 12. Very fast Allegro assai 13. Moderately fast Allegro moderato 14. Amiable, pleasant Amabile 15. At a walking pace Andante 16. Slightly faster than...