Tempo
Dynamics
Articulation
Expression
Qualifiers
100

This tempo marking is described as "slow, with easy movement"

What is Adagio?

100

This term means "soft"

What is piano?

100

This articulation is a stress or special emphasis on a beat

What is an accent?

100

This term means "sweetly, gently"

What is dolce?

100

This term means "less"

What is meno?

200

This tempo marking is described as "moderately fast and light"

What is Allegretto?

200

This term means "very loud"

What is a fortissimo?

200

This articulation is short, crisp, and represented by a dot above or below the note

What is a staccato?

200

This term means "lyrically"

What is cantabile?

200

This term means "more"

What is piu?


300

This musical term is used to indicate a free and flexible tempo

What is rubato?

300

This dynamic marking means "medium soft"

What is a mezzo piano?

300

This articulation marking asks to perform the note to its complete value

What is a tenuto?

300

This term means "with fire, passionately"

What is con brio?

300

This term means "like" or "almost"

What is quasi?

400

This tempo marking means "extremely fast"

What is presto?

400

This term indicates "a loud tone immediately changing to a soft one"

What is a fortepiano?

400

Represented by a vertical wedge over the note, this symbol means "marked, emphatic, stressed, and accented"

What is a marcato?

400

This term means "nervously"

What is agitato?
400

This term means the same tempo, usually in a different meter or style

What is L'istesso tempo?

500

This symbol indicates an unmeasured stop in the music 

What is a caesura?

500

This term indicates "a sudden loud accent on a single note"

What is a sforzando?

500

This symbol means "to hold the note as long as desired"

What is a fermata?

500

This term means "lightly"

What is leggiero?

500

This term means "pressing forward relentlessly"

What is stringendo?

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