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- Grade 1: The Stave
- Grade 1: Notes & note values
- Grade 1: Treble & bass clefs
- Grade 1: Key signatures
- Grade 1: Major scales
- Grade 1: Simple time signatures
- Grade 1: Accidentals
- Grade 1: Adding missing bar lines
- Grade 1: Intervals
- Grade 1: Single dotted notes & rests
- Grade 1: Tonic Triads
- Grade 1: Terms & Signs
- Grade 1: Questions on a melody
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Terms & signs
In Grade 1, you need to know the following terms and signs.
Study the terms & signs below then try the TEST.
| a tempo | in time |
| accelerando (or accel.) | gradually getting faster |
| adagio | slow |
| allegretto | fairly quick |
| allegro | quick |
| andante | at a walking pace |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| crescendo (or cresc.) | gradually getting louder |
| da capo (or D.C.) | from the beginning |
| descrescendo (or decresc.) | gradually getting quieter |
| diminuendo (or dim.) | gradually getting quieter |
| dolce | sweet |
| f (forte) | loud |
| ff (fortissimo) | very loud |
| fine. al fine | end |
| legato | smooth |
| mf (mezzo forte) | moderately loud |
| moderato | at a moderate speed |
| mp (mezzo piano) | moderately soft |
| p (piano) | quiet |
| pp (pianissimo) | very quiet |
| rallentando (or rall.) | gradually getting slower |
| ritardando (or rit.) | gradually getting slower |
| staccato (or stacc.) | short and detached |
Below are the signs you need to know for Grade 1.
These signs above and below the notes are accents.
A dot over or under a note means staccato (short and detached).
This sign over or under a note is a pause. Pause on the note.
This sign over a group of notes is called a slur, not to be confused with a tie. Perform the notes smoothly.
Repeat marks.
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Grade 1: Terms & Signs
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