Category Archives: Musical Terms
Musical Terms – Rall./rit.
This simply means to slow down – this is usually done gradually and is most common in the last few bars of the piece of music – giving a finished final feel to the music. The amount to slow down … Continue reading
Musical Terms – Presto
Presto is a type of tempo speed – and it means very quickly. Neil.
Musical Terms – mezza
Mezza means moderately. So mezza forte means moderately loud. Neil.
Musical Terms – poco a poco
Poco a poco is seen commonly and means ‘little by little’ For example you may come across it like this: rall poco a poco. This translates as slow down little by little. Neil.
Music Terms – Ad Lib…
‘Ad Lib’ occurs in both Classical music and Jazz music. It means to make up your own music and to improvise… Often the best way to improvise for Ad Lib is to improvise in the style of the music being … Continue reading
Con Moto
Con Moto means ‘with motion’ So Andante Con Moto means ‘Walking Pace with Motion’ Neil.
Lento
Various meanings – Slow, Slowly, Slowing – there should be another indication of speed on the music to help you with this. Neil.
A cappella
In a church style – i.e. unaccompanied voices Neil.
Andante
Simply means – walking pace – this can vary from 96-108 beats per minute (roughly), and the music should say a speed to accompany this word. Neil.
