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    This document provides a summary of grade 3 music theory concepts including: Dynamics - Italian terms for loudness (forte, piano, etc.) and notation for getting louder/softer (crescendo, diminuendo). Tempo - Italian terms for speed (allegro, andante, etc.) and notation for acceleration/deceleration (accelerando, ritardando). Other concepts - Notation for articulation (staccato, legato), duration (tie, dot), and emphasis (sforzando, trill).

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    This document provides a summary of grade 3 music theory concepts including: Dynamics - Italian terms for loudness (forte, piano, etc.) and notation for getting louder/softer (crescendo, diminuendo). Tempo - Italian terms for speed (allegro, andante, etc.) and notation for acceleration/deceleration (accelerando, ritardando). Other concepts - Notation for articulation (staccato, legato), duration (tie, dot), and emphasis (sforzando, trill).

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    This document provides a summary of grade 3 music theory concepts including: Dynamics - Italian terms for loudness (forte, piano, etc.) and notation for getting louder/softer (crescendo, diminuendo). Tempo - Italian terms for speed (allegro, andante, etc.) and notation for acceleration/deceleration (accelerando, ritardando). Other concepts - Notation for articulation (staccato, legato), duration (tie, dot), and emphasis (sforzando, trill).

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    LCM Grade 3 Italian Words

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    This document provides a summary of grade 3 music theory concepts including: Dynamics - Italian terms for loudness (forte, piano, etc.) and notation for getting louder/softer (crescendo, diminuendo). Tempo - Italian terms for speed (allegro, andante, etc.) and notation for acceleration/deceleration (accelerando, ritardando). Other concepts - Notation for articulation (staccato, legato), duration (tie, dot), and emphasis (sforzando, trill).

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    Grade 3 Theory

    Dynamics
    Italian Sign English
    Forte f Loud
    Piano p Soft
    Mezzoforte mf Moderately loud
    Mezzopiano mp Moderately soft
    Pianissimo pp Very soft
    Fortissimo ff Very loud

    Crescendo Getting gradually louder


    Diminuendo Getting gradually softer

    Tempo
    Italian English
    Allegro Quick and lively
    Andante At a walking pace
    Allegretto Quick, but not as quick as Allegro
    Adagio Slow and leisurely

    Accelerando Getting gradually faster


    Ritardando al fine Slow down till the end
    Ritenuto Hold back
    Ritardando (Rallentando) Getting gradually slower
    A tempo In time
    Others
    Sign Meaning
    Staccato Short and detached

    Legato (Slur) Connected

    Tie They are played as a single note

    A dot after the The dot adds half to the note’s


    note value

    Pause Hold the note a bit longer

    120 minims in a minute


    = 120
    sf or
    Sforzando Accented, with force
    A quick alternation of 2 adjacent
    Trill notes
    All the bars from the beginning
    (or the previous repeat sign)
    Repeat should be played again
    Half a semiquaver
    Demisemiquaver
    2 dotted crotchets in a bar
    (compound duple time)

    Double sharp Raises a note 2 semitones (a


    tone)
    Double flat Lowers a note 2 semitones (a
    tone)
    Italian English Example
    Molto Much (or more) Molto diminuendo: Becoming much
    softer
    Meno Less Meno adagio: more slowly
    Poco A little Poco allegro: a little quick, but not as
    fast as Allegro
    Più More Più crescendo: a little louder
    Assai Enough (or very) Allegro assai: Quickly enough (or very
    quickly)
    Non Not too much Allegro non troppo: Quickly, but not
    troppo too quickly

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