Grade 5 Theory Exam

For piano students of Tony O’Brien Home. Exam Structure. Learning Pathway. Exam Topics.

a tempo

play in time, play at original speed

Adagio ma non tanto

slow but not that slow

allegretto e grazioso

fairly quick and graceful

Allegro

Fast

Allegro animato

Fast and animiated

allegro con brio

Fast and with vigour (spirit)

Allegro ma non troppo

Fast but not too much

Andante

"Walking speed",easy pace

Andante con moto

"Walking speed with motion", faster than walking pace

Assez vite

"enough fast", sufficiently fast

Attaca

play the next section straight away

au movement

play in time, play at original speed

Cantabile assai

"very singing", in a very singing style

Cantando

Dying away, getting quieter and slower

Comodo

At a comfortable speed, at ease

con moto

with movement

Einfach

Simply

Etwas lebhaft

somewhat fast (lively), rather fast(lively)

immer langsam

always slow

Largo

Very slow

Lebhaft aber zart

Fast (lively) but tenderly (delicately)

Lento

Slow

lento assai

Very slow

maestoso

majestic(ally)

Massig

Moderate speed

mezzo voce

"half voice", quietly, subdued

Moderato

Moderate speed

molto doloroso

very sadly

Molto moderato e grazioso

Very moderate and graceful

pesante

heavy,heavily

Plus Vite

More quickly

Poco lento

a little slowly

Prestissimo

Very fast, as fast as possible

Retenu

Slow, held back

Rubato

With freedom of time

Ruhig

Peaceful

Scherzando

Playfully, jokily

sotto voce

"below the voice", in an undertone

stringendo

get faster

subito piano

suddenly quiet(ly)

Tres lent

Very slow