Tempo
Accellerando
What is gradually get faster?
Mezzo Piano
What is medium soft?
Dolce
What is sweetly?
Staccato
What is short and separated?
Getting slower
Largo
Forte
What is loud?
Allegro
Fast and Lively (singing or playing)
Legato
What is smooth and connected?
Molto
Very (Ex: molto presto--very very fast)
Andante
What is slow walking speed?
Pianissimo
What is very soft?
Maestoso
What is majestically?
Tenuto
A "sticky" note--held for it's full value.
Getting faster
Grave
Fortissimo
What is very loud?
Con Brio
What is with brilliance?
Fermata
Hold the note until the director/conductor says to move on.
Decrescendo
Getting softer
Presto
What is very fast?
Mezzo Forte
What is medium loud?
Energico
What is energetically?
Diminuendo
getting softer
Crescendo
Getting louder